Brown coal and wind lead overnight generation as Germany imports 11.6 GW to meet 44.1 GW demand at elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 29%
44%
Renewable share
9.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.5 GW
Total generation
-11.6 GW
Net import
120.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.3°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
401
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind onshore 7.7 GW fills 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 very slowly in light wind; natural gas 4.8 GW appears centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT power blocks with slender exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white site lighting; hard coal 4.1 GW sits beside the brown coal as a smaller conventional power station with a tall brick chimney and conveyor belts visible under floodlights; biomass 3.6 GW is rendered as a wood-clad industrial plant with a modest smokestack, warm light spilling from its loading bay; hydro 1.6 GW appears as a concrete dam structure in the far right middle ground, water gleaming faintly under security lights; wind offshore 1.5 GW is suggested by distant turbines on the far horizon, their warning lights tiny red dots. The sky is completely black with a deep navy tone near the zenith, scattered with bright stars — no moon, no twilight, no sky glow, a clear midsummer night at 3 AM. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, a slight industrial haze thickening the air around the cooling towers, reflecting the high electricity price. Lush midsummer vegetation — full deciduous trees, tall grass — is barely visible in the peripheral glow of the plant lighting, suggesting the warm 19°C night. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts between industrial light and surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth receding into the distant horizon, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower reinforcement rib, and gas turbine exhaust cowl. No text, no labels.