Strong onshore wind leads generation but 5.4 GW net imports are needed to meet early-morning demand at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 53%
Wind offshore 9%
Solar 0%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 8%
Hard coal 3%
Brown coal 11%
78%
Renewable share
22.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
35.9 GW
Total generation
-5.3 GW
Net import
93.7 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
5.0°C / 17 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
31.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
154
gCO₂/kWh
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Wind onshore 19.1 GW dominates the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and detailed nacelles stretching across rolling central German hills from the centre to the far right, blades visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 3.4 GW appears in the distant background as a cluster of turbines on a dark horizon line over a faintly visible sea; brown coal 3.9 GW occupies the left foreground as two massive hyperbolic concrete cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; biomass 4.1 GW sits centre-left as a large wood-chip power station with a tall rectangular stack and warm amber glow from facility windows, wood chip conveyors visible; natural gas 3.0 GW appears as a compact CCGT plant with a single tall silver exhaust stack and a visible heat shimmer, positioned between the coal and biomass facilities; hard coal 1.1 GW is a smaller facility behind the brown coal plant with a single square chimney and thin grey smoke; hydro 1.2 GW is represented by a small concrete dam with a weir in the lower right, water faintly reflecting artificial light. The sky is deep blue-grey pre-dawn, the very first faint pale light appearing on the eastern horizon — no direct sunlight, no orange glow, stars still faintly visible overhead through 31% broken cloud. The landscape is early May with fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees, but the 5°C chill is suggested by thin ground mist drifting between turbine bases. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — low dense clouds press down, giving a brooding, tense quality. High-voltage transmission pylons with bundled conductors recede into the distance, symbolising cross-border imports. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich, moody colour palette of deep navy, slate grey, warm amber industrial glow, and cool green; visible impasto brushwork with atmospheric depth and sfumato mist; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and lattice pylon. No text, no labels.