Brown coal, gas, and moderate wind drive pre-dawn generation while 12 GW of net imports fill the gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 25%
42%
Renewable share
9.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.1 GW
Total generation
-12.0 GW
Net import
119.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.9°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
399
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam plumes into the darkness; natural gas 7.6 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT plant blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin streams of pale vapour; wind onshore 7.2 GW spans the centre-right as a line of large three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly in light breeze; wind offshore 2.4 GW appears in the far right distance as a cluster of smaller turbines on a dark horizon line suggesting the North Sea; hard coal 4.4 GW sits behind the brown coal station as a conventional coal plant with a single large smokestack and conveyor belt; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and modest chimney with warm-toned exhaust; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a river valley at the far right foreground. Time is 05:00 in April: the sky is deep blue-grey pre-dawn, with the faintest pale steel-blue luminescence on the eastern horizon but no direct sunlight; the landscape is almost entirely lit by sodium-orange industrial lighting from the power stations, casting warm pools of light on wet spring ground. No solar panels anywhere — the sky is 100% overcast with low, heavy, oppressive clouds pressing down, lending a brooding weight to the atmosphere reflecting the high electricity price. Temperature is near 8°C: early spring vegetation is sparse, with bare-branched trees just beginning to bud, damp brown-green fields. A wide river reflects the industrial glow. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich impasto brushwork, deep atmospheric perspective, moody chiaroscuro between the glowing industrial complexes and the vast dark overcast sky. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower reinforcement ring, CCGT exhaust diffuser, and conveyor structure. No text, no labels.