Solar leads at 16 GW but 11.6 GW net imports are needed as evening demand outpaces domestic generation.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 19%
Wind offshore 2%
Solar 49%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 7%
87%
Renewable share
6.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
16.0 GW
Solar
32.9 GW
Total generation
-11.6 GW
Net import
96.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
25.2°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 261.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
88
gCO₂/kWh
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Solar 16.0 GW dominates the foreground and centre as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across gently rolling hills; wind onshore 6.4 GW fills the middle distance as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers turning slowly in moderate breeze; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a cluster of wood-chip-fed power stations with rectangular stacks trailing pale steam; brown coal 2.2 GW occupies the far left as two hyperbolic cooling towers with heavy white-grey steam plumes rising; hydro 1.6 GW is represented by a dam and powerhouse nestled in a river valley at right; natural gas 1.6 GW shows as a compact CCGT plant with a single tall exhaust stack and smaller heat-recovery unit beside it; hard coal 0.5 GW appears as a single smaller stack behind the gas plant. The sky is dusk at 18:00 in late May — rapidly fading warm orange-red glow low on the western horizon, the upper sky transitioning from dusky lavender to deep blue-grey, complete overcast layer of clouds catching the last amber light underneath while remaining grey and heavy above, creating an oppressive atmosphere reflecting high electricity prices. The landscape is lush late-spring green, warm 25°C vegetation — full canopies on deciduous trees, wildflowers in meadows, tall grasses swaying gently. The overall mood is tense and brooding. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth, golden-hour chiaroscuro on industrial structures, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, panel frame, and cooling tower. No text, no labels.