Wind leads at 21.8 GW but high evening demand and zero solar drive 20.4 GW of fossil generation and net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 35%
Wind offshore 11%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 16%
58%
Renewable share
21.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
48.1 GW
Total generation
-9.7 GW
Net import
137.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.4°C / 19 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
296
gCOâ‚‚/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.9 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lamps; hard coal 6.2 GW sits just right of centre as a hulking power station with conveyor belts, stockpile silhouettes, and tall chimneys trailing lighter smoke; natural gas 6.3 GW appears as a pair of compact CCGT plants with slender exhaust stacks and glowing turbine halls between the coal installations; wind onshore 16.7 GW spans the entire right half and background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 5.1 GW is suggested in the far right distance as a line of turbines with nacelle lights just above a dark horizon line; biomass 4.6 GW appears as a mid-ground facility with a rounded silo and wood-chip conveyor, warmly lit from within; hydro 1.3 GW is a small run-of-river station at the lower left edge, water glinting under floodlights. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 100% cloud cover erasing all stars, no twilight or sky glow whatsoever — only artificial light sources illuminate the scene. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, hinting at the high electricity price. Spring vegetation — fresh pale-green leaves on scattered birch and willow trees — is barely visible in the industrial light. Puddles on access roads reflect the amber glow of streetlamps. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette with dramatic chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth receding into misty industrial haze — yet every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and CCGT stack is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.