Wind and brown coal anchor a late-night grid relying on 11.5 GW net imports under full cloud cover.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 34%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 22%
54%
Renewable share
12.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.8 GW
Total generation
-11.5 GW
Net import
119.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.9°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
326
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.3 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; wind onshore 11.5 GW spans the entire right half of the composition as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching into the dark distance, rotors turning in moderate wind; natural gas 4.7 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with tall slender exhaust stacks and faint blue-white exhaust halos; hard coal 3.6 GW sits behind the gas units as a heavy industrial block with conveyor structures and a single large smokestack trailing grey plume; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered centre-right as a mid-sized plant with a rounded dome and wood-chip storage yard, warmly lit; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small concrete dam and powerhouse nestled in the far middle distance beside a dark river; wind offshore 0.9 GW is glimpsed on the far-right horizon as faint red aviation warning lights on distant sea-based turbines. The sky is completely black with heavy 100% cloud cover — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow — a deep navy-to-black overcast pressing down oppressively, conveying the high electricity price. The landscape is a gently rolling central German plain in mid-spring, with fresh green vegetation barely visible in the artificial light. Sodium-orange streetlamp glow illuminates access roads between facilities. A faint mist clings to the ground near the cooling towers. Power transmission pylons with sagging cables thread through the scene connecting all sources. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich deep colour palette of indigo, amber, charcoal and pale steam-white, visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower fluting, CCGT stack, and coal conveyor. No text, no labels.