Brown coal and wind co-dominate overnight generation as 6.9 GW net imports cover the domestic shortfall.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 6%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 17%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 27%
45%
Renewable share
9.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.9 GW
Total generation
-6.9 GW
Net import
123.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
5.3°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
76.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
385
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 9.1 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into the night; wind onshore 7.8 GW spans the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers spread across rolling dark hills, rotors turning moderately; natural gas 5.7 GW appears centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with two tall exhaust stacks releasing thin vapour trails, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.7 GW sits behind the brown coal station as a smaller facility with a single tall chimney and conveyor belts faintly illuminated; wind offshore 2.1 GW is visible far right as a line of turbines standing in dark water on the distant horizon, red aviation warning lights blinking; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip storage dome and a single smokestack glowing warmly near the centre; hydro 1.4 GW is rendered as a concrete dam with spillway visible in a valley at far right, lit by a few security lights. Time is 02:00 at night: the sky is completely black with no twilight or sky glow, overcast at 76% cloud cover so no stars are visible, deep navy-black atmosphere. Temperature is 5.3°C in early May: fresh green spring foliage on trees is barely discernible in the darkness, dew glistening on grass under lamp light. The mood is heavy and oppressive reflecting a high electricity price of 123.5 EUR/MWh — low clouds press down on the industrial landscape, the air feels dense and still despite moderate wind aloft. Sodium-orange and blue-white industrial lighting casts sharp pools of light on structures while surroundings remain in deep shadow. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich dark palette of Prussian blue, lamp black, raw sienna, and cadmium orange — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with sfumato in the steam plumes, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.