Coal and gas dominate overnight generation as wind output remains minimal under calm, overcast conditions.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 1%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 66%
Biomass 6%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 9%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 9%
77%
Renewable share
1.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
48.5 GW
Solar
73.2 GW
Total generation
+73.2 GW
Net export
116.6 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.1°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
156
gCOâ‚‚/kWh
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Brown coal 6.4 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by amber sodium lights; natural gas 6.7 GW fills the centre-left as a pair of modern combined-cycle gas turbine plants with tall slender exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer; hard coal 3.9 GW appears centre-right as a squat power station with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial plant with wood-chip silos and a modest flue; hydro 1.8 GW appears as a concrete dam and spillway in the right background nestled against dark hills; wind onshore 0.9 GW and offshore 0.8 GW are depicted as a small group of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, rotors barely turning. TIME: midnight, completely dark sky, deep navy-black with no twilight, no moon visible, heavy 100% overcast blanket pressing low. All structures lit only by artificial orange-yellow sodium streetlamps and industrial floodlights casting hard pools of light. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — visible only in the nearest lamplight. Air feels heavy and oppressive reflecting the high electricity price. Gentle mist hugs the ground between facilities. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette dominated by blacks, dark blues, warm ambers and ochres — visible impasto brushwork — atmospheric depth with industrial haze — meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, CCGT exhaust stack, and conveyor structure — the scene evokes Caspar David Friedrich reimagining an industrial Rhineland night. No text, no labels.