Wind leads at 20.4 GW but thermal plants and 4.2 GW net imports are needed to meet overnight demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 43%
Wind offshore 12%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 4%
Brown coal 16%
69%
Renewable share
20.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.5 GW
Total generation
-4.2 GW
Net import
95.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
6.4°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
217
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 16.0 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the canvas as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with lattice towers stretching across rolling central German hills, rotors turning steadily; wind offshore 4.4 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon above a dark sea sliver; brown coal 6.0 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting heavy white-grey steam plumes, illuminated by orange sodium floodlights; natural gas 4.1 GW sits centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks and smaller vapour trails, lit by industrial spotlights; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-ground facility with a cylindrical silo and low chimney emitting thin smoke, warmly lit from within; hard coal 1.6 GW is a smaller single-stack power station just left of centre with a dim red glow at its base; hydro 1.3 GW is suggested by a dark river in the foreground reflecting the industrial lights. Time is 3 AM — the sky is completely black, no twilight, no sky glow, deep navy-to-black firmament with 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price. Temperature is a cool 6°C in late April: bare branches on some trees, early spring grass still dormant and pale. Scattered sodium streetlights cast amber pools along a road in the lower foreground. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of blacks, deep blues, burnt umbers, and amber industrial highlights, with visible confident brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro, and atmospheric depth. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.