Solar provides 35.9 GW under clear skies, but near-zero wind keeps 16.9 GW of fossil generation online.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 2%
Wind offshore 1%
Solar 59%
Biomass 6%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 8%
Hard coal 6%
Brown coal 13%
72%
Renewable share
2.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
35.9 GW
Solar
60.5 GW
Total generation
-0.4 GW
Net import
105.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
23.1°C / 1 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
25.0% / 165.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
197
gCO₂/kWh
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Solar 35.9 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across gentle rolling farmland, their surfaces gleaming under bright mid-morning summer sun at roughly 40° elevation; brown coal 7.9 GW occupies the far left as a cluster of massive hyperbolic concrete cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising vertically in the windless air, alongside conveyor belts and lignite excavation terraces; natural gas 5.1 GW appears as a group of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks and thinner grey exhaust plumes, positioned left of centre; hard coal 3.9 GW sits behind the gas units as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses and a tall chimney; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a modest wood-chip-fueled CHP facility with a single rounded stack and small steam wisp, nestled among trees at centre-left; hydro 1.7 GW appears as a concrete weir and small run-of-river powerhouse along a shimmering river cutting through the middle ground; wind onshore 1.2 GW is shown as a few three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, their rotors completely still; wind offshore 0.8 GW is suggested by tiny turbines on a hazy horizon line beyond the river. The sky is mostly clear with scattered cumulus clouds covering roughly a quarter of the pale blue expanse, the atmosphere slightly hazy and oppressive suggesting warm 23°C summer air and elevated electricity prices. Lush green deciduous trees and golden-green summer crops frame the scene. Full bright daylight illumination consistent with 09:00 CEST. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with sfumato haze near the horizon—but with meticulous engineering accuracy for every technology: correct nacelle shapes, lattice towers, panel wiring, cooling tower curvature, and smokestack proportions. No text, no labels.