Wind and brown coal dominate overnight generation as Germany exports 18.3 GW of excess power at midnight.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 22%
Wind offshore 4%
Solar 34%
Biomass 7%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 8%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 16%
69%
Renewable share
16.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
21.1 GW
Solar
61.9 GW
Total generation
+18.3 GW
Net export
133.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.1°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
23.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
222
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night sky, lit from below by orange sodium lights of an industrial complex with conveyor belts and lignite bunkers; wind onshore 13.7 GW fills the centre and right as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling dark hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in sequence; wind offshore 2.4 GW appears as a distant line of turbines on the far-right horizon above a dark river or lake reflecting faint industrial glow; natural gas 4.8 GW is rendered as two compact CCGT plants with slim exhaust stacks and smaller visible heat-recovery units in the centre-left, lit by harsh white facility lighting; hard coal 4.1 GW sits beside the brown coal complex as a smaller power station with a single large smokestack and coal yard; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fired plant with a domed storage silo and a low steam plume near the centre; hydro 1.5 GW is a small dam and powerhouse visible in a valley in the mid-ground, water gleaming faintly. The sky is completely dark — deep black-navy with no twilight, no sky glow, no moon — only scattered stars partially visible through 23% thin cloud wisps. The air feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: haze hangs around the cooling towers, and the atmosphere presses down on the landscape. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and leafy deciduous trees — is barely visible in the peripheral sodium-lamp glow, consistent with 12°C mild conditions. Light wind barely stirs the grass. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of Prussian blues, umber, and amber industrial glow — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.