Wind leads at 18.4 GW but 6.6 GW net imports needed as coal and gas fill the pre-dawn gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 35%
Wind offshore 9%
Solar 0%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 20%
57%
Renewable share
18.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.1 GW
Solar
42.5 GW
Total generation
-6.5 GW
Net import
118.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.1°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
300
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 14.7 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling central German farmland, blades visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 3.7 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon over a grey sea glimpsed through a valley; brown coal 8.5 GW occupies the left quarter as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the heavy overcast; natural gas 6.0 GW sits left of centre as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks and thinner, hotter exhaust streams; hard coal 3.8 GW appears as a smaller coal plant with a single rectangular boiler house and conveyor belt beside a dark coal pile, just right of the gas units; biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and short chimneys emitting faint vapour, nestled between the coal and wind zones; hydro 1.6 GW shows as a modest dam and powerhouse visible in a river gorge in the middle distance. Pre-dawn lighting at 05:00 in May: the sky is deep blue-grey with the faintest pale luminescence along the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight, no visible sun, the landscape is mostly dark with sodium-orange industrial lighting illuminating the power stations and red aviation warning lights blinking on turbine nacelles. Complete overcast — thick low stratus clouds press down oppressively, reflecting the amber glow of industrial lights from below. No solar panels anywhere. Spring vegetation: fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees barely visible in the dim light. Temperature 12°C: light mist clings to the river valley. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, conveying the tension of a high-price hour. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of Prussian blues, warm ambers, and smoky greys — visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack, feeling like a museum-quality masterwork of the industrial landscape. No text, no labels.