Wind and brown coal anchor 42 GW of domestic generation as 17 GW of net imports fill the evening gap under full overcast.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 21%
Wind offshore 8%
Solar 15%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 12%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 20%
58%
Renewable share
12.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
6.4 GW
Solar
42.2 GW
Total generation
-17.5 GW
Net import
137.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.7°C / 15 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 6.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
294
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.5 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes merging into the overcast; wind onshore 8.9 GW spans the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers across rolling green hills, blades visibly turning in moderate wind; solar 6.4 GW appears in the centre-left foreground as extensive aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panel arrays reflecting only the dull grey sky, no sunlight glint; natural gas 5.2 GW is rendered as a pair of compact CCGT plants with single tall exhaust stacks and low heat-shimmer, positioned centre-left behind the solar field; wind offshore 3.5 GW is visible on the far right horizon as a line of turbines standing in a grey North Sea strip; biomass 4.3 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and modest stack, placed in the right-middle ground; hard coal 3.8 GW sits beside the brown coal as a smaller power station with rectangular boiler buildings and a single concrete chimney trailing darker smoke; hydro 1.5 GW is a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley at the far left edge. Time is 18:00 in early May — dusk lighting with a narrow band of orange-red glow along the lower horizon, the sky above rapidly darkening to deep slate grey, full 100% cloud cover with no blue visible. Spring vegetation: fresh green grass, young beech leaves, dandelions in meadows, 11°C coolness suggested by figures in light jackets. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, befitting a high-price hour — low cloud ceiling pressing down, air thick with humidity and industrial haze. High-voltage transmission lines with lattice pylons cross the scene, symbolising the large import flows. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, moody colour palette of slate, umber, ochre, and muted green; visible expressive brushwork; deep atmospheric perspective with layers of mist between industrial structures and hills — yet every turbine nacelle, every cooling tower flute, every PV cell grid line is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.