Brown coal, wind, and gas lead overnight generation while 13.5 GW of net imports meet remaining demand at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 22%
51%
Renewable share
9.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.6 GW
Total generation
-13.4 GW
Net import
129.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.1°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
339
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 6.6 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; wind onshore 8.2 GW spans the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, red aircraft-warning lights blinking on nacelles; natural gas 4.7 GW appears centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with two tall exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.1 GW sits adjacent to the lignite station as a smaller conventional plant with a single large smokestack and coal conveyors; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a squat cylindrical digester and a modest steam outlet, warm interior light visible through high windows; hydro 1.8 GW appears in the right foreground as a concrete run-of-river dam with water coursing through illuminated spillways; wind offshore 1.4 GW is suggested by a distant row of turbines on the far horizon above a dark sea glint. TIME: 01:00 in late May, completely dark sky, deep navy-to-black, stars faintly visible through perfectly clear skies (0% cloud cover), no moon glow—all illumination comes from sodium-orange streetlights, industrial floodlights, and the ruddy glow of furnace mouths. Late-spring vegetation: lush green deciduous trees and tall grass visible only where artificial light reaches them. Atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, a subtle warm haze hugging the industrial structures suggesting high electricity prices and thermal strain. Gentle breeze animates the turbine blades at moderate speed. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich, dark palette of Prussian blue, burnt sienna, and cadmium orange; visible confident brushwork; deep atmospheric perspective receding into blackness; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower fluting, CCGT stack, and dam sluice gate. No text, no labels.