Wind leads at 19.3 GW but near-freezing temperatures and zero solar push coal and gas dispatch and net imports to 4.9 GW.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 38%
Wind offshore 10%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 17%
62%
Renewable share
19.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
40.1 GW
Total generation
-5.0 GW
Net import
95.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
2.9°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
264
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 15.2 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling dark hills; wind offshore 4.1 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon above a faintly gleaming sea. Brown coal 6.7 GW occupies the left foreground as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights. Natural gas 5.4 GW fills the centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with twin exhaust stacks releasing thin grey vapour, its rectangular turbine halls lit by amber floodlights. Hard coal 3.3 GW sits behind the gas plant as a single large boiler house with a tall chimney and visible coal conveyor belts under yellow lights. Biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-ground wood-chip-fired power station with a modest stack and a domed fuel storage silo, warm interior light visible through windows. Hydro 1.2 GW is a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley on the far left, water shimmering faintly under artificial lighting. The sky is completely black, a deep-navy starless vault at 04:00 — absolutely no twilight or sky glow — with only the orange and yellow sodium streetlights, industrial floodlights, and red aviation warning lights on the turbine nacelles providing illumination. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a faint haze of steam and mist clinging to the ground reflecting the high electricity price. Frost glitters on bare early-spring grass and leafless birch trees; temperature near 3°C, almost no wind at ground level despite the turbines turning at hub height. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark tonal palette of indigo, umber, and warm amber; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze receding into the darkness; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.