Brown coal and gas dominate overnight generation; 16 GW net imports fill the gap under calm, windless skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 9%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 25%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 33%
30%
Renewable share
3.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.5 GW
Total generation
-16.0 GW
Net import
162.7 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.5°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
481
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a vast complex of hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black sky; natural gas 7.0 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.5 GW appears centre-right as a gritty coal-fired station with a single large smokestack and conveyor belt silhouettes; biomass 3.8 GW sits to the right as a cluster of smaller industrial buildings with wood-chip storage domes glowing under warm lamp light; wind onshore 2.6 GW is represented by a modest line of three-blade turbines on a low ridge in the right background, their aviation warning lights blinking red against the darkness; hydro 1.7 GW appears as a small dam structure in the far right distance with water gleaming faintly under floodlight; wind offshore 0.5 GW is barely visible as a few tiny red blinking lights on the far horizon suggesting distant sea turbines. Time is 1 AM midsummer: the sky is completely black, no twilight, no moon, a deep navy-to-black dome with a scattering of stars partially obscured by industrial haze and steam. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and warm — a humid June night at 21.5°C with absolutely still air, no motion in tree leaves or grass. Lush midsummer vegetation — thick dark green deciduous trees and tall meadow grasses — frames the foreground, barely visible in the amber spill of sodium streetlights lining a road that curves through the industrial landscape. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines stretch across the middle ground, connecting the plants. The overall mood is one of immense quiet industrial power under pressure. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich deep colour palette of blacks, deep blues, amber oranges, and ghostly whites from steam; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze layering the distances; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.