Brown coal and gas dominate midnight generation; 14.4 GW net imports required as wind alone cannot close the gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 30%
40%
Renewable share
7.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.7 GW
Total generation
-14.3 GW
Net import
146.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.9°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
12.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
417
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.7 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 night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 7.2 GW occupies the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, surrounded by pipe racks and lit by harsh white security lighting; onshore wind 6.5 GW spans the centre-right as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning slowly in light breeze; biomass 3.9 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and a single smokestack with a faint plume, situated right of centre; hard coal 2.9 GW shows as a coal-fired station with a pair of smaller cooling towers and a coal stockpile, positioned behind the lignite complex on the far left; hydro 1.8 GW is rendered as a concrete dam with illuminated spillway in the far right background nestled in a dark valley; offshore wind 0.8 GW is barely visible on the distant horizon as tiny blinking lights above a dark suggestion of sea. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with a scattering of stars visible through only 12% cloud cover — thin wispy clouds catching faint industrial glow. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price: a thick humid haze hangs at ground level, tinted amber by the industrial sodium lights. Summer vegetation — lush dark green deciduous trees and tall grass — is barely visible in silhouette along the foreground. A warm 22°C summer night: no frost, soft humid air. The entire composition is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the glowing industrial complexes and the surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth receding into hazy distance, technically accurate engineering details on every structure: three-blade rotors with visible nacelles, aluminium-framed equipment, riveted steel stacks, concrete cooling tower shells with visible condensation. Masterwork quality, no text, no labels.