Strong wind (24.9 GW) leads generation at night, but 5.8 GW net imports and thermal dispatch keep prices elevated.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 43%
Wind offshore 12%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 11%
67%
Renewable share
24.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
45.8 GW
Total generation
-5.9 GW
Net import
108.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.8°C / 17 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
216
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 19.5 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast ranks of three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling dark hills, rotors spinning visibly in moderate wind; wind offshore 5.4 GW appears as distant turbines on the far-right horizon above a sliver of dark sea. Natural gas 6.7 GW fills the centre-left as a compact CCGT plant with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat plumes, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights. Brown coal 5.2 GW occupies the left background as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam columns illuminated from below by amber facility lights. Hard coal 3.1 GW sits adjacent as a smaller power station with a single tall chimney and conveyor belts, dimly lit. Biomass 4.6 GW appears as a mid-ground industrial plant with a modest smokestack and wood-chip storage dome, warmly lit from within. Hydro 1.3 GW is rendered as a small dam structure in a valley to the far left, with faint blue-white spillway lighting. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 100% overcast with no stars, no moon, no twilight glow—only the oppressive weight of low heavy clouds faintly reflecting the amber and orange industrial lights below. The atmosphere feels dense and heavy, conveying elevated electricity prices. Spring vegetation—fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees—is barely visible in the artificial light. No solar panels anywhere. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich, dark palette of indigo, umber, and burnt sienna with punctuations of sodium orange and warm amber; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. The scene conveys the sublime tension between industrial necessity and the silent power of wind in the German night. No text, no labels.