Diffuse solar at 27.9 GW leads generation under full overcast, with brown coal and biomass filling dispatchable roles as Germany imports 4.7 GW.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 5%
Wind offshore 0%
Solar 66%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 4%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 11%
84%
Renewable share
2.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
27.9 GW
Solar
42.4 GW
Total generation
-4.7 GW
Net import
56.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
18.2°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 17.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
115
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Solar 27.9 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across gently rolling farmland under a uniformly overcast, bright-grey sky; brown coal 4.6 GW occupies the left background as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes that merge into the cloud ceiling; biomass 4.0 GW appears as a mid-ground complex of industrial boiler buildings with squat chimneys releasing thin grey exhaust; wind onshore 2.1 GW is represented by a small group of three-blade horizontal-axis turbines on lattice towers standing nearly still on a distant ridge; natural gas 1.8 GW appears as a compact CCGT facility with a single tall exhaust stack and small visible heat shimmer; hydro 1.6 GW is suggested by a concrete weir and small powerhouse beside a river in the middle distance. The lighting is full daytime but entirely diffuse — no shadows, no direct sunlight, a flat white-grey cloud deck from horizon to horizon. Late-May vegetation is lush and intensely green, with wildflowers in meadow edges; temperature is mild at 18°C. The atmosphere is calm and slightly heavy, reflecting a moderate electricity price — not oppressive but weighty, with humid haze softening distant objects. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting with rich impasto brushwork, atmospheric perspective, and meticulous engineering accuracy for every technology depicted. No text, no labels.