Brown coal and gas dominate nighttime generation as Germany imports 15.6 GW to meet 45.7 GW demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 8%
Wind offshore 6%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 33%
33%
Renewable share
4.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.1 GW
Total generation
-15.6 GW
Net import
146.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.6°C / 8 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
51.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
472
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.4 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plant buildings with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer; hard coal 3.8 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired station with a single large smokestack and conveyor belt silhouette; biomass 4.3 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial biogas facility with rounded digesters and a modest chimney with a warm amber glow; wind onshore 2.5 GW appears as a small group of three-blade turbines on a low ridge in the right background, their warning lights blinking red; wind offshore 1.7 GW is suggested by distant turbine silhouettes on a far horizon line beyond a river; hydro 1.4 GW is a small dam structure at the far right with water faintly gleaming. The sky is completely dark — a deep navy-black late-night sky at 23:00 in May, no twilight, no sky glow, with only partial cloud cover at 51% revealing scattered dim stars between grey cloud masses. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the 146.4 EUR/MWh price — haze and industrial vapour hang low over the landscape. Temperature is a mild 14.6°C spring night: fresh green foliage on trees barely visible in artificial light, damp grass. Light wind at 8.3 km/h gives the turbine blades slow, lazy rotation and causes steam plumes to drift gently. Foreground shows a darkened agricultural field with power transmission pylons carrying high-voltage lines stretching into the distance, symbolising heavy import flows. All facilities are illuminated only by sodium streetlights casting orange pools and the industrial glow of plant windows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette with deep blues, blacks, warm oranges, and cool greys, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro drama, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.