Gas, brown coal, and onshore wind anchor overnight generation while 12.9 GW of net imports bridge the consumption gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 19%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 18%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 19%
46%
Renewable share
4.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
22.6 GW
Total generation
-12.9 GW
Net import
125.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.0°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
89.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
364
gCO₂/kWh
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Natural gas 4.8 GW dominates the centre-left as a cluster of CCGT combined-cycle gas turbine plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin pale plumes; brown coal 4.4 GW occupies the left background as massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam into the darkness; onshore wind 4.3 GW spans the right third of the scene as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, blades turning slowly in light breeze; biomass 4.0 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a domed wood-chip storage silo and a single brick smokestack glowing faintly orange at center-right; hard coal 3.0 GW sits behind the gas plant as a coal-fired station with conveyor belts and a pair of rectangular chimneys; hydro 1.4 GW is a small concrete dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley in the far right background; offshore wind 0.6 GW is barely suggested as tiny distant turbines on the far horizon. TIME: 03:00 — full nighttime, completely black sky, no twilight, no sky glow, deep navy-black overhead, 89% cloud cover means the clouds are barely distinguishable dark masses blocking all stars. The only illumination comes from sodium-orange streetlights along an access road, the amber glow of industrial windows, red aviation warning lights atop cooling towers and wind turbines, and white floodlights on the gas plant. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and leafy birch trees — is barely visible in the artificial light, damp with nighttime moisture at 13°C. The atmosphere feels heavy, oppressive, and close, reflecting the high electricity price — low-hanging clouds press down on the industrial landscape, trapping the steam and light in a thick humid haze. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of indigo, amber, and charcoal — visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth receding into foggy darkness. Each energy technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles, aluminium blade profiles, concrete cooling tower shells, steel exhaust stacks, conveyor gantries. The scene evokes a masterwork industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.