Brown coal and wind anchor overnight generation as Germany imports roughly 10.7 GW to meet summer night demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 26%
48%
Renewable share
10.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.8 GW
Total generation
-10.8 GW
Net import
134.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
23.4°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
29.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
363
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.7 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the dark sky, their bases lit by orange sodium floodlights; wind onshore 8.0 GW fills the centre-right as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; natural gas 5.4 GW appears centre-left as several compact CCGT power blocks with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white industrial lighting; wind offshore 2.3 GW is suggested in the far right background as a line of turbines on the distant dark horizon over a faintly visible sea; biomass 3.9 GW sits in the mid-ground as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and modest smokestack, warmly lit; hard coal 2.8 GW appears as a coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor belt structure near the brown coal complex on the left; hydro 1.7 GW is represented as a concrete dam with spillway in a valley in the far centre background, subtly floodlit. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with no twilight, no solar glow, scattered stars visible through 29% thin cloud wisps. The air feels warm and heavy, oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price—a humid summer night atmosphere with a slight haze softening distant lights. Lush green deciduous trees and tall grass in the foreground suggest midsummer warmth at 23°C. Turbine blades turn slowly in light wind. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting—rich, deep colour palette dominated by indigo, amber, and charcoal; visible expressive brushwork; dramatic chiaroscuro from industrial lighting against the dark sky; atmospheric depth with layers receding into hazy darkness. Every technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: nacelle housings, three-blade rotors, aluminium cooling tower frameworks, CCGT gas turbine exhaust geometry. No text, no labels.