Solar dominates at 43.8 GW under clear midsummer skies; 11.4 GW net export drives prices to zero.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 4%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 76%
Biomass 6%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 3%
Hard coal 1%
Brown coal 6%
91%
Renewable share
3.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
43.8 GW
Solar
57.4 GW
Total generation
+11.4 GW
Net export
-0.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
25.5°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
8.0% / 564.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
68
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Solar 43.8 GW dominates the scene: an enormous, sweeping field of crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels stretches across more than three-quarters of the composition, their aluminium frames glinting intensely under a blazing midsummer midday sun, panels receding toward the horizon in strict geometric rows. Brown coal 3.5 GW appears in the far left background as two large hyperbolic cooling towers with thin, lazy wisps of white steam drifting upward. Wind onshore 2.4 GW is represented by a small cluster of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, their rotors barely turning in the still air. Biomass 3.4 GW appears as a modest wood-clad biomass plant with a short stack emitting faint heat haze, nestled among trees at the left-center. Hydro 1.8 GW is depicted as a small concrete run-of-river weir visible along a river in the mid-ground. Natural gas 1.6 GW is a compact single CCGT unit with a slender exhaust stack, nearly idle, positioned near the brown coal towers. Wind offshore 0.6 GW appears as a tiny cluster of turbines on the far horizon line. Hard coal 0.4 GW is a barely visible small stack among industrial structures near the lignite plant. The sky is vast, nearly cloudless, with only the faintest high-altitude cirrus wisps — an expansive, calm, open dome of deep summer blue, suggesting low electricity prices. The light is intense, high-angle June sunshine casting short shadows, the atmosphere shimmering with summer warmth at 25.5°C. Lush green deciduous trees, tall grass, and wildflowers frame the foreground. The overall mood is serene abundance. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic landscape oil painting — rich saturated color, visible confident brushwork, luminous atmospheric depth — yet every turbine nacelle, PV cell pattern, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.