Brown coal and gas dominate overnight generation at 7.4 GW each; low wind and no solar drive 18 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 13%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 7%
Natural gas 28%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 28%
35%
Renewable share
3.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
26.1 GW
Total generation
-18.3 GW
Net import
135.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.7°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
431
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into a pitch-black, fully overcast night sky; natural gas 7.4 GW fills the centre-left as compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by harsh sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 2.1 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal plant with a single rectangular stack and coal conveyors faintly illuminated; biomass 3.8 GW sits in the right-centre as a cluster of wood-fired CHP facilities with modest chimneys and warm amber glow from furnace openings; onshore wind 3.5 GW occupies the right portion as a row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking faintly against the black sky, blades barely turning in 4 km/h winds; hydro 1.8 GW appears in the far right background as a concrete dam structure with spillway lights reflected in dark water. The sky is completely black with dense 100% cloud cover — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow whatsoever. The atmosphere feels oppressive and heavy, reflecting the high electricity price. The mild 14.7°C June night shows lush green vegetation faintly visible under the industrial lights — deciduous trees in full summer leaf along a riverbank. Sodium streetlights cast pools of amber on wet roads. A transmission line corridor of high-voltage pylons stretches across the middle distance, hinting at the massive import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep navy, coal-black, amber, and burnt orange; visible textured brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze diffusing the artificial lights; meticulous engineering detail on each facility. No text, no labels.