Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate nighttime generation as low wind and heavy imports drive prices to 138.8 EUR/MWh.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 31%
Hard coal 16%
Brown coal 27%
26%
Renewable share
2.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
31.7 GW
Total generation
-20.9 GW
Net import
138.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.5°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
491
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.6 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 sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps and glowing furnace light; natural gas 9.8 GW occupies the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their metal housings gleaming under harsh industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.9 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired station with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a single large smokestack; biomass 4.6 GW is rendered as a mid-sized wood-chip-fed power plant with a conical fuel silo and modest stack near the right centre; wind onshore 2.1 GW appears as a sparse line of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge to the far right, their red aviation warning lights blinking faintly, rotors barely turning in the near-still air; hydro 1.4 GW is suggested by a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at the far right edge, with a thin silver ribbon of water catching stray light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 99% overcast with no stars and no moon visible, an oppressive low cloud ceiling faintly illuminated from below by the amber-orange industrial glow. The atmosphere feels heavy and dense, humid spring air at 14.5°C with mist clinging to the ground between facilities. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — is barely discernible in the sodium light along the foreground. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines recede into the murky distance in all directions, symbolizing the heavy import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep ochres, burnt umber, Prussian blue, and sulphurous yellow; visible expressive brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. The mood is sombre and weighty, an industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.