Brown coal, gas, and moderate wind anchor overnight generation as Germany imports 16.2 GW under overcast skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 21%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 27%
41%
Renewable share
6.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
27.9 GW
Total generation
-16.2 GW
Net import
126.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.9°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
404
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.7 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by amber sodium lamps; natural gas 6.2 GW fills the centre-left as angular CCGT plant blocks with slender single exhaust stacks venting pale heat shimmer into the black sky; onshore wind 5.9 GW spreads across the centre-right as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their rotors turning slowly, red aviation warning lights blinking; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a rectangular stack and wood-chip conveyors, warmly lit windows glowing; hard coal 2.6 GW sits behind the lignite complex as a smaller power station with a single large chimney trailing thin smoke; hydro 1.7 GW is represented by a concrete dam structure at the far right with faintly illuminated spillways. The sky is completely dark — deep black to navy, 100% cloud cover blocking all stars, no twilight, no sky glow — only artificial light sources illuminate the scene. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting a high electricity price; low-hanging clouds absorb the orange industrial glow from below, creating a brooding amber haze above the facilities. Temperature is a mild 10.9°C in early summer; lush dark-green foliage on deciduous trees lines the foreground, barely visible in the sodium light. Rolling central-German hills recede into blackness. A river in the mid-ground reflects the amber and white lights of the power plants. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep umber, Prussian blue, and warm amber; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layered fog and industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower flute, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.