Brown coal, onshore wind, and gas anchor overnight generation as Germany imports 13.4 GW under full cloud cover.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 27%
46%
Renewable share
7.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
26.7 GW
Total generation
-13.4 GW
Net import
120.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.0°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
374
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.1 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, glowing from within by orange sodium lighting; onshore wind 6.7 GW occupies the centre-left as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on a rolling ridge, blades barely turning in near-calm air, red aviation warning lights blinking at nacelle height; natural gas 5.0 GW appears centre-right as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, their facades lit by floodlights; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a rectangular stack and a wood-chip storage dome, warmly lit; hard coal 2.3 GW sits at the far right as a smaller conventional plant with a single large chimney and conveyor infrastructure under harsh white security lighting; hydro 1.6 GW appears as a concrete dam spillway barely visible in the deep background, with a faint blue-white glow from its powerhouse; offshore wind 0.4 GW is a tiny cluster of turbines on the far horizon, red lights just visible. The sky is completely black-to-deep-navy, no stars visible, 100% overcast cloud deck pressing low, oppressive and heavy to convey the high electricity price. Time is 3 AM: no twilight, no sky glow, total darkness except artificial illumination. The landscape is a gently undulating central German terrain with early summer green grass and full-leafed deciduous trees visible only where industrial light spills, temperature mild at 15°C suggesting no frost and lush vegetation. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of indigo, charcoal, burnt umber, and warm amber from industrial lights, visible expressive brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth with mist and haze around the cooling towers, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and gas-plant pipework. The mood is solemn, industrial, nocturnal grandeur. No text, no labels.