Brown coal and gas dominate early morning generation as solar barely begins and 20 GW of imports fill the gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 15%
Wind offshore 5%
Solar 14%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 25%
50%
Renewable share
6.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
4.6 GW
Solar
32.3 GW
Total generation
-20.4 GW
Net import
140.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.9°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 2.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
350
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.2 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 sky; natural gas 5.1 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT plant blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin plumes; hard coal 2.8 GW sits behind them as a smaller power station with rectangular boiler house and conveyor belts feeding dark fuel; wind onshore 4.8 GW stretches across the centre-right as a line of modern three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 1.5 GW appears in the far distance as faint turbines on the horizon above a sliver of sea; solar 4.6 GW occupies the right foreground as rows of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels on a gentle hillside, their surfaces catching the faintest pale light; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a single smokestack near the centre; hydro 1.7 GW is rendered as a concrete dam and powerhouse nestled in a river valley at the far right edge. TIME AND LIGHT: early dawn at 06:00 in June — the sky is deep blue-grey transitioning to a pale lemon-white band along the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight yet visible, the landscape illuminated only by diffuse pre-dawn glow and warm sodium lights on the industrial facilities. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, with a faint haze hanging over the cooling towers suggesting high electricity prices and strain. Vegetation is lush midsummer green — full deciduous canopy, tall grasses — at 17.9°C the air is cool and still. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich, layered colour with visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth and luminous sky gradients, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and PV panel frame. The mood is contemplative industrial sublime — vast human infrastructure meeting the quiet indifference of dawn. No text, no labels.