Gas and brown coal dominate a wind-poor night requiring ~25.6 GW of net imports at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 18%
Hydro 8%
Natural gas 30%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 27%
35%
Renewable share
2.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
23.0 GW
Total generation
-25.5 GW
Net import
169.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.7°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
84.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
428
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 6.3 GW dominates the left quarter as three massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the dark sky, their bases lit by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.9 GW fills the centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh industrial floodlights; biomass 4.2 GW appears centre-right as a mid-sized industrial facility with a timber-yard and conveyor belts, warm yellow light spilling from its windows; hydro 1.9 GW is rendered as a concrete dam with spillway in the right middle ground, lit by security lights reflecting on dark water; hard coal 1.7 GW shows as a smaller coal plant with a single stack and coal bunker in the far left background; wind onshore 1.5 GW appears as a handful of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, their rotors turning very slowly, red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 0.5 GW is barely visible as tiny distant turbines on a dark horizon line over water at the far right edge. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible, 84% cloud cover creating a featureless overcast ceiling faintly reflecting the orange industrial glow below. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, hazy, conveying high electricity prices. Late spring vegetation — lush green deciduous trees and grass — visible only where artificial light reaches, at a mild 15.7°C with almost no wind, leaves motionless. The scene is composed as a wide panoramic landscape in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, blacks, warm oranges, and industrial yellows — with visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth through layers of industrial haze, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.