Wind energy dominates at 22.6 GW as near-zero pricing reflects 88% renewables on an overcast June morning.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 42%
Wind offshore 10%
Solar 25%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 6%
88%
Renewable share
22.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
10.8 GW
Solar
43.9 GW
Total generation
+1.3 GW
Net export
0.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.8°C / 18 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
74.0% / 22.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
80
gCO₂/kWh
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Wind onshore 18.3 GW dominates the composition, filling the right two-thirds of the scene as dozens of three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and detailed nacelles stretching across rolling green hills of central Germany, blades turning briskly in moderate wind. Wind offshore 4.3 GW appears in the far right background as a cluster of turbines on the hazy horizon line above a distant river. Solar 10.8 GW occupies the center-left foreground as extensive fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels on low-angle ground mounts, their surfaces reflecting dull grey-blue sky rather than direct sun. Biomass 3.8 GW appears as a compact wood-chip power station with a modest smokestack and timber storage yard in the left midground. Brown coal 2.6 GW is rendered in the far left as two hyperbolic concrete cooling towers emitting thin wisps of steam, with a lignite conveyor belt visible at their base. Natural gas 2.1 GW sits just left of center as a single compact CCGT plant with a tall narrow exhaust stack and visible heat shimmer. Hydro 1.5 GW is suggested by a small dam and spillway nestled in a valley in the left background. Hard coal 0.6 GW appears as a small dark industrial building with a single stack barely trailing smoke, nearly hidden behind the biomass plant. Time of day is dawn at 07:00 in early June: the sky is a deep blue-grey transitioning to pale silvery light on the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight visible, a soft pre-sunrise luminance illuminates the landscape from the right. Cloud cover at 74% renders the sky layered with broad stratus clouds in slate and pearl tones, with a few gaps showing lighter blue. The atmosphere is calm, open, and serene—reflecting the near-zero electricity price. Temperature of 13.8°C and early June timing produce lush green meadows, wildflowers, and fully leafed deciduous trees with morning dew. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen—rich layered colour, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric aerial perspective with depth and mist in the valleys, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, every panel frame, every cooling tower's concrete texture. The composition balances sublime natural beauty with industrial precision. No text, no labels.