Wind leads at 16.8 GW but thermal plants and 14.5 GW net imports cover strong evening demand under clear night skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 33%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 16%
55%
Renewable share
16.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
41.7 GW
Total generation
-14.5 GW
Net import
128.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.7°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.8 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
301
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.8 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of three-blade turbines on tall lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling spring fields, their red aircraft-warning lights blinking in the darkness; wind offshore 3.0 GW appears as a cluster of larger turbines on the far-right horizon above a faintly reflective sea. Brown coal 6.9 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lighting. Natural gas 8.1 GW fills the left-centre as two sleek combined-cycle gas turbine blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, their facades illuminated by harsh white floodlights. Hard coal 4.0 GW sits behind the gas plant as a darker, blockier power station with a single large smokestack and conveyor infrastructure, glowing dimly. Biomass 4.6 GW appears centre-right as a modest wood-chip-fired plant with a rounded silo and short stack, warmly lit. Hydro 1.3 GW is suggested by a small dam structure in the middle distance with water gleaming under facility lights. No solar panels anywhere — it is fully night. The sky is completely black to deep navy, cloudless, filled with stars and a thin crescent moon; no twilight glow whatsoever. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — is barely visible, caught only in spills of artificial light. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price: a faint industrial haze hugs the ground near the coal and gas plants, and the horizon glows an uneasy amber from distant city lights. Temperature is mild at 11.7 °C, suggested by workers in light jackets near the gas plant. Moderate wind animates the turbine blades and ripples grass. High-voltage transmission towers with bundled conductors stride across the middle ground, symbolising the large import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette dominated by navy, black, amber, and warm industrial orange; visible confident brushwork; dramatic chiaroscuro between pools of artificial light and surrounding darkness; atmospheric depth with layers receding into the night; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. The scene feels like a Caspar David Friedrich nocturne reimagined for the industrial age. No text, no labels.