Brown coal and gas dominate nighttime generation as low wind forces 14.2 GW of net imports at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 12%
Wind offshore 9%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 23%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 27%
40%
Renewable share
5.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.3 GW
Total generation
-14.2 GW
Net import
126.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.9°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
76.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
407
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night sky, lit from below by amber sodium floodlights; natural gas 6.4 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour trails, industrial lighting casting harsh pools of white light on steel structures; biomass 3.8 GW appears centre-right as a mid-sized industrial plant with a conveyor belt and modest smokestack, warmly lit from interior glow; wind onshore 3.3 GW is rendered as a sparse line of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge at right, rotors nearly still in the calm air, red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 2.5 GW suggested by a faint cluster of turbine warning lights on the far-right horizon over a dark sea; hard coal 2.9 GW visible as a secondary power station behind the brown coal complex with its own smaller cooling tower and coal conveyor gantry; hydro 1.8 GW appears as a concrete dam structure at the far left edge with water glinting in artificial light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 76% cloud cover obscuring most stars, no moon visible, no twilight glow whatsoever — it is 3 AM. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, low clouds reflecting the amber and white industrial lighting from below in a dull haze, suggesting the high electricity price. Late-May vegetation — dense green deciduous trees and tall grass — is barely visible in the darkness, dew glistening where light falls. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape masters — rich, moody colour palette of deep indigo, burnt sienna, and amber; visible impasto brushwork in the steam plumes and cloud layer; atmospheric depth conveyed through layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and CCGT exhaust stack. No text, no labels.