Brown coal and gas dominate as overcast skies and calm winds force heavy imports totaling 27.8 GW.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 10%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 17%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 26%
46%
Renewable share
3.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
5.6 GW
Solar
32.5 GW
Total generation
-27.8 GW
Net import
160.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.8°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
384
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.5 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes; solar 5.6 GW appears in the left-centre as rows of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels on a hillside, their surfaces dull and unreflective under heavy cloud; natural gas 5.3 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer; biomass 4.3 GW sits right of centre as a wood-chip-fed industrial plant with a broad smokestack and fuel conveyors; hard coal 3.8 GW appears as a classical coal power station with a large chimney and coal bunker to the right; wind onshore 3.1 GW is rendered as a small cluster of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, rotors barely turning; hydro 1.4 GW is a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a river valley at the far right; wind offshore 0.4 GW is just visible as faint turbine silhouettes on a grey sea at the far horizon. The time is early morning dawn at 07:00 in May — a pale, cold pre-dawn blue-grey light barely illuminates the landscape from the east, no direct sun visible, the sky entirely covered in a thick, oppressive layer of low stratus cloud pressing down heavily, conveying the tension of a 160.8 EUR/MWh price. The spring landscape shows fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees at 12.8 °C, but the air is still and windless. Sodium streetlights along a road in the foreground still glow amber, transitioning to daylight. High-voltage transmission pylons with sagging lines cross the middle ground, symbolising the massive import flows. Painted as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape masters — rich, moody colour palette of slate greys, muted greens, and warm industrial oranges; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze between the power stations; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower hyperbolic curve, and PV panel frame. No text, no labels.