Brown coal and gas dominate domestic generation as large net imports cover a 21.9 GW shortfall at high evening prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 8%
Wind offshore 6%
Solar 0%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 20%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 33%
34%
Renewable share
4.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.4 GW
Total generation
-21.9 GW
Net import
188.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.6°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
89.0% / 7.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
466
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 steam plumes into a black night sky; natural gas 6.1 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.8 GW appears centre-right as a pair of older coal-fired boiler houses with rectangular chimneys and conveyor belts, glowing windows revealing interior furnace light; biomass 4.5 GW is rendered as a cluster of medium-sized biomass CHP plants with cylindrical wood-chip silos and modest stacks, positioned between the coal and gas facilities; wind onshore 2.5 GW appears as a small group of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge to the far right, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness; wind offshore 1.9 GW is suggested by a faint line of offshore turbine lights on a far horizon beyond a dark body of water at the right edge; hydro 1.4 GW is a concrete dam structure partially visible in the far background with a faint illuminated spillway. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no sunset glow — full nighttime at 21:00 in late May. An overcast cloud layer at 89% is faintly visible only where industrial lights reflect upward, creating an oppressive low orange-grey ceiling over the power plants. The atmosphere feels heavy and dense, conveying high electricity prices. Late-spring vegetation — full green deciduous trees, lush grass — is barely visible in the peripheral sodium light. Light wind stirs the steam plumes gently. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette dominated by deep blues, blacks, and warm industrial oranges; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze and steam; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. The scene evokes a dramatic industrial nocturne — a masterwork painting of energy infrastructure under a brooding night sky. No text, no labels.