Brown coal and gas dominate a 27.5 GW domestic fleet; 20.5 GW net imports bridge the gap under full overcast.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 8%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 1%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 25%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 32%
30%
Renewable share
2.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.3 GW
Solar
27.5 GW
Total generation
-20.5 GW
Net import
146.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.5°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
484
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.8 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers trailing heavy white-grey steam plumes into a dark sky; natural gas 6.8 GW fills the centre-left as a pair of modern CCGT plants with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour; biomass 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a cluster of industrial wood-chip power stations with rectangular buildings, conveyors, and low chimneys with faint amber glow; hard coal 3.7 GW sits to the right as a coal-fired station with tall square stacks and coal bunkers; onshore wind 2.3 GW is represented by a modest row of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, blades barely turning in light wind; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at far right; offshore wind 0.3 GW and solar 0.3 GW are absent from the scene due to negligible output. Time is 05:00 — pre-dawn deep blue-grey sky with no direct sunlight, only the faintest pale steel-blue band at the eastern horizon; overhead sky nearly black-blue merging into heavy 100% overcast cloud. Temperature is 6.5°C in mid-May: fresh green spring vegetation on hillsides but shrouded in cold mist. Atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and brooding, reflecting the 147 EUR/MWh price — low-hanging clouds press down on the industrial landscape. Sodium-orange streetlights and amber industrial safety lights glow along roads and around facilities. High-voltage transmission lines recede into the murky distance toward the border, symbolising import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — Caspar David Friedrich's atmospheric depth merged with industrial realism — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro, luminous artificial light against pre-dawn gloom, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.