Brown coal leads at 10.2 GW with wind at 9.5 GW; 17.8 GW net imports cover the nighttime shortfall at 150 EUR/MWh.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 22%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 31%
46%
Renewable share
9.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.8 GW
Total generation
-17.9 GW
Net import
150.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.3°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
395
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; hard coal 3.7 GW appears as a smaller cluster of rectangular boiler houses with a single tall chimney stack at centre-left; natural gas 3.7 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with slender exhaust stacks venting faint heat shimmer; biomass 4.1 GW is represented at centre-right as a timber-clad biogas facility with a rounded green storage dome and small flue; wind onshore 7.1 GW fills the right third as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly; wind offshore 2.4 GW is suggested in the far-right background as smaller turbine silhouettes on a dark horizon line over water; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a modest concrete dam with spillway at the far right edge. The time is 22:00 at night — the sky is completely black with no twilight or sky glow, dense 100% cloud cover erasing all stars, creating an oppressive heavy ceiling reflecting dull orange from the industrial lights below. No solar panels anywhere, no sunshine. The landscape is flat central German terrain with spring-green grass and leafy deciduous trees barely visible in the darkness, temperature around 14°C suggested by light mist hovering near the ground. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, reflecting the 150 EUR/MWh price — an oppressive industrial mood with thick humid air. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting with rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts between the glowing industrial facilities and the surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth with layers of mist and steam, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.