Brown coal, onshore wind, and gas dominate a 29 GW overnight supply requiring ~16 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 0%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 7%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 26%
43%
Renewable share
6.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.1 GW
Total generation
-15.6 GW
Net import
126.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.1°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
388
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.7 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into the black night sky, lit from below by amber sodium lamps; onshore wind 6.6 GW spans the centre-right as a long row of three-blade turbines on lattice towers atop a dark ridge, red aviation warning lights blinking on each nacelle, blades turning slowly in moderate wind; natural gas 6.3 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, their steel structures illuminated by harsh industrial floodlights; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a medium-sized wood-chip-fired plant with a single squat stack and a warm orange glow from its boiler house windows; hard coal 2.6 GW sits behind the brown coal station as a smaller conventional plant with a single rectangular cooling tower and conveyor belts faintly visible under spotlights; hydro 2.1 GW appears in the far right background as a concrete dam with water channels lit by small utility lights; offshore wind 0.2 GW is a barely visible pair of turbines on the distant dark horizon. The sky is completely black with 100% cloud cover — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow — a heavy, oppressive overcast ceiling pressing down on the scene, conveying the high electricity price. The season is early summer but the temperature is cool at 10°C, with lush dark green deciduous trees barely visible in the foreground, their leaves stirring in the breeze. A wide river in the middle ground reflects the amber industrial lights. The entire scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark tones of Prussian blue, lamp black, raw umber, and cadmium orange — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth through layered haze and steam, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.