Coal, gas, and wind share generation while 16.8 GW of net imports fill the evening demand gap at high prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 16%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 22%
47%
Renewable share
6.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
27.2 GW
Total generation
-16.8 GW
Net import
157.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
20.6°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
44.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
363
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 5.9 GW dominates the left quarter as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 5.3 GW occupies the left-centre as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white security lighting; wind onshore 5.5 GW spans the centre-right as a row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the deep-navy darkness, blades turning moderately in 12 km/h winds; hard coal 3.3 GW appears at the far right as a coal-fired station with a single large stack and conveyor belts, glowing furnace light visible through openings; biomass 4.3 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a rounded biomass storage dome and a modest stack, warmly lit; wind offshore 1.4 GW is suggested by distant tiny red lights on the far horizon line; hydro 1.6 GW appears as a concrete dam structure with spillway illuminated by floodlights in the middle distance. The sky is completely black with no twilight, scattered stars visible through 44% cloud gaps, a warm late-spring atmosphere with lush green deciduous trees in the foreground barely visible in amber streetlight glow. The overall atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the 157.3 EUR/MWh price — thick industrial haze softening all artificial light into halos. No solar panels visible, no sunshine. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark palette of deep navy, burnt umber, cadmium orange, and lamp black, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the inky sky and the furnace-lit industrial structures, atmospheric depth with haze layers. Each energy technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, aluminium-framed structures, cooling tower parabolic profiles with condensation plumes, CCGT exhaust geometry. No text, no labels.