Brown coal, gas, and wind anchor a 37.1 GW generation mix as 18.2 GW net imports cover evening demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 9%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 23%
48%
Renewable share
11.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.1 GW
Total generation
-18.2 GW
Net import
154.6 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.0°C / 12 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
355
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.4 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the night sky; natural gas 6.9 GW occupies the left-centre as a compact CCGT plant with tall exhaust stacks lit by orange sodium lamps and visible heat shimmer; wind onshore 8.6 GW spans the centre-right as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning moderately in 12 km/h wind; wind offshore 3.2 GW appears in the far right distance as a faint line of turbines over a dark estuary, nacelle lights barely visible; biomass 4.6 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with wood-chip silos and a single smokestack emitting pale grey exhaust; hard coal 3.9 GW sits behind the biomass plant as a traditional coal station with rectangular cooling towers and conveyor belts under floodlights; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small illuminated dam with water cascading into a reservoir at the far left edge. The sky is completely black and overcast at 21:00 in May — no stars, no twilight glow, no moon — total cloud cover at 100%, creating a heavy oppressive ceiling reflecting a faint industrial amber glow from below. The atmosphere feels dense and weighty, conveying the high electricity price. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees — is barely visible under artificial light. The foreground shows damp ground from the overcast conditions, puddles reflecting sodium-yellow light. No solar panels anywhere. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich, dark palette of deep navy, amber, and ochre; visible impasto brushwork; dramatic chiaroscuro between industrial floodlighting and surrounding darkness; atmospheric depth with haze and steam; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.