Brown coal and gas lead a 27.6 GW domestic supply against 47.7 GW demand, driving ~20 GW net imports at 147 EUR/MWh.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 2%
Solar 3%
Biomass 17%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 24%
47%
Renewable share
6.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.8 GW
Solar
27.6 GW
Total generation
-20.2 GW
Net import
147.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.5°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
32.0% / 75.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
373
gCOâ‚‚/kWh
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Brown coal 6.7 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes, lit from below by sodium-orange floodlights; onshore wind 5.6 GW fills the centre-right background as a long row of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their rotors turning slowly, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; biomass 4.6 GW appears as a mid-ground industrial facility with wood-chip conveyors and a single broad smokestack releasing pale exhaust; natural gas 4.3 GW sits centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with twin exhaust stacks and a smaller cooling structure, its turbine hall windows glowing warm yellow; hard coal 3.6 GW is rendered as a coal-fired station to the far left with a tall brick chimney and coal bunker silhouettes; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a concrete dam in the far right middle ground with spillway water catching reflected light; solar 0.8 GW is represented by a small darkened field of aluminium-framed crystalline PV panels in the foreground, completely unlit and inert; offshore wind 0.6 GW is barely visible as distant turbine silhouettes on the far horizon. The sky is fully dark — deep navy to black, no twilight glow remains — a late May night at 20:00 in central Germany. A scattering of stars visible through 32 percent cloud cover, thin clouds drifting across the upper sky. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: a warm humid haze hangs over the industrial valley. Spring vegetation — fresh green leaves on birch and linden trees — is barely visible in the artificial light. Gentle breeze suggested by slow turbine rotation and slight sway in tree branches. Foreground shows a grassy hillside observation point. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines recede into the distance toward the border, symbolizing massive import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of indigo, amber, ochre, and warm grey — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro contrast between dark sky and industrial glow. Meticulous engineering accuracy on all power generation equipment. No text, no labels.