Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate midnight generation as imports cover a 12 GW shortfall under overcast skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 16%
Wind offshore 6%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 23%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 25%
39%
Renewable share
7.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.6 GW
Total generation
-12.0 GW
Net import
116.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.7°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
412
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black night sky, their bases lit by orange sodium lamps illuminating conveyor belts of lignite; natural gas 7.6 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by harsh industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired station with a single rectangular chimney trailing dark smoke, coal stockpiles visible under yellow lights; wind onshore 5.2 GW occupies the right portion as a scattered line of three-blade turbines on rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, rotors turning slowly; wind offshore 1.8 GW is suggested by a distant cluster of turbine lights on the far-right horizon; biomass 4.4 GW appears as a mid-ground industrial facility with a cylindrical silo and modest exhaust, warmly lit; hydro 1.4 GW is a small dam structure in the lower right foreground with water cascading and lit from below. The sky is completely black, no stars visible, 100% cloud cover creating an oppressive heavy ceiling barely distinguishable from the void above. The atmosphere is dense, heavy, slightly hazy from industrial emissions, conveying the weight of a 116.5 EUR/MWh price. Spring vegetation — bare branches with early leaf buds — is faintly visible near foreground fences. Temperature 8.7°C gives a damp chill with mist clinging to the ground. No sunlight, no solar panels anywhere. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark colour palette of deep navy, amber, ochre, and iron grey — visible confident brushwork — atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze — meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack — the scene feels like a Caspar David Friedrich nightscape reimagined for the industrial age. No text, no labels.