Strong wind and persistent coal and gas generation meet near-full demand on a tight, moderately priced April night.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 37%
Wind offshore 11%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 12%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 16%
60%
Renewable share
24.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
50.0 GW
Total generation
-1.4 GW
Net import
109.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.5°C / 15 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
282
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.5 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills, rotors visibly spinning in moderate wind. Wind offshore 5.5 GW appears in the far-right background as a cluster of turbines rising from a dark sea horizon. Brown coal 7.9 GW occupies the left foreground as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by amber industrial floodlights. Hard coal 6.1 GW sits left-center as a large power station with tall chimneys and conveyor structures, coal piles faintly visible under sodium lighting. Natural gas 6.1 GW appears center-left as compact CCGT units with single gleaming exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer. Biomass 4.4 GW is depicted center-right as a modest wood-fired plant with a low smokestack and stacked timber beside it. Hydro 1.3 GW is a small dam structure in the middle distance with water faintly reflecting artificial light. Time is 23:00 — completely dark sky, deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow, stars hidden behind total 100% overcast forming a low oppressive ceiling of clouds barely distinguishable from the darkness. All illumination comes from sodium streetlights casting orange pools, industrial facility lighting, and glowing windows of control buildings. Spring vegetation is barely visible — budding deciduous trees and green grass lit only by spill light, temperature around 9°C suggesting cool damp atmosphere with faint mist near the ground. The heavy cloud cover and elevated price create an oppressive, weighty atmosphere pressing down on the scene. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and smoky greys, visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro. Each energy technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, aluminium-framed structures, hyperbolic cooling tower geometry, CCGT exhaust stacks. The scene feels like a masterwork nocturnal industrial landscape painting. No text, no labels.