Brown coal, onshore wind, and gas dominate as solar and offshore wind vanish under full overcast at nightfall.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 0%
Solar 0%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 17%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 25%
51%
Renewable share
8.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.1 GW
Solar
28.7 GW
Total generation
-19.4 GW
Net import
156.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.4°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
344
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.1 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; onshore wind 8.4 GW spans the right third of the composition as a long ridge of three-blade turbines with lattice towers, their rotors turning moderately in the breeze, silhouetted against the night sky with red aviation warning lights blinking; natural gas 4.7 GW occupies the center-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by facility lighting; biomass 4.2 GW appears center-right as a wood-chip-fed industrial plant with a squat smokestack and conveyor belt, warmly lit; hard coal 2.3 GW sits beside the lignite station as a smaller coal-fired plant with a single square cooling tower; hydro 1.7 GW is rendered as a concrete dam in the middle distance with spillway water catching reflected light. The sky is completely dark — deep black-navy, no twilight, no sky glow, fully overcast with no stars or moon visible, a heavy oppressive ceiling of cloud pressing down. The landscape is late-spring central German rolling hills with lush green vegetation dimly visible under artificial light. Warm 17°C evening air is suggested by open windows in a small village in the valley with glowing amber lights. The overall atmosphere is heavy and industrial, reflecting the high electricity price. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich dark palette of deep blues, warm oranges, and sulphurous yellows, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro contrast between glowing industrial facilities and the surrounding darkness. Meticulous engineering detail on all energy infrastructure. No text, no labels.