Brown coal, wind, and gas dominate overnight generation as full cloud cover and zero solar drive elevated import needs.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 23%
44%
Renewable share
11.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
38.8 GW
Total generation
-8.7 GW
Net import
114.7 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.5°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
383
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.0 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 8.6 GW occupies the centre-left as several compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, illuminated by industrial floodlights; wind onshore 9.4 GW spans the right third of the composition as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, blades slowly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 1.8 GW appears as a distant row of turbines on the far-right horizon over a barely visible dark sea; hard coal 4.4 GW appears centre-right as a large conventional power station with rectangular boiler house, tall chimney stacks, and conveyor belt infrastructure under floodlights; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a single smokestack with faint exhaust; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small illuminated dam structure nestled in a forested valley in the far background. The sky is completely black to deep navy, 100% cloud cover erasing all stars, no moon, no twilight — pure nighttime darkness at 04:00. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price of 114.7 EUR/MWh. Temperature is a cool 7.5°C; early spring vegetation is sparse, bare branches and fresh pale-green buds barely visible in artificial light. The ground is damp. Painted as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich dark palette of indigo, umber, ochre, and charcoal grey, with visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from industrial lighting against the pitch-dark sky, atmospheric depth with haze and steam, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib, and gas-stack flange. No text, no labels.