Brown coal, gas, and hard coal anchor evening supply while 17 GW of net imports bridge the generation gap at nightfall.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 19%
Wind offshore 12%
Solar 0%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 22%
47%
Renewable share
10.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
34.3 GW
Total generation
-17.2 GW
Net import
151.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.9°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
89.0% / 6.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
363
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.5 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night sky, their concrete forms lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 6.3 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with tall slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, warmly lit control buildings at their base; hard coal 4.3 GW appears centre-right as a blocky power station with conveyor belts and a single large chimney with aviation warning lights blinking red; wind onshore 6.4 GW fills the right third as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills, their nacelle lights blinking white; wind offshore 4.1 GW is suggested in the far-right background as a row of turbines standing in a dark sea visible on the distant horizon; biomass 4.5 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fed plant with a gently smoking stack and warm amber-lit buildings nestled between the coal station and the wind turbines; hydro 1.3 GW is a small dam structure with spillway visible in the far left background, water catching industrial light. The sky is completely dark — deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow — it is 21:00 in mid-May. An 89% overcast ceiling hangs low and oppressive, barely distinguishable from the darkness except where steam plumes diffuse into it, creating a heavy brooding atmosphere reflecting the high electricity price. The landscape is flat to gently rolling central German terrain with young spring foliage — fresh green grass and leafed-out deciduous trees — visible only where industrial light falls. A cool 9.9°C atmosphere is suggested by slight mist and the crispness of artificial light haloes. Moderate wind animates the turbine blades and bends the steam plumes slightly. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro — with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. The scene conveys industrial grandeur under an oppressive nocturnal sky. No text, no labels.