Wind and brown coal anchor overnight generation as net imports cover a 5.1 GW shortfall amid warm summer demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 35%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 25%
53%
Renewable share
14.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.5 GW
Total generation
-5.1 GW
Net import
124.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
27.6°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
27.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
332
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into a deep navy-black night sky, their concrete forms lit by amber sodium floodlights; natural gas 5.0 GW occupies the centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their turbine halls glowing with interior light; hard coal 3.3 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired station behind the gas plant, a single squat chimney with a faint plume, coal conveyors dimly illuminated; wind onshore 13.1 GW spans the entire right half and background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking in staggered patterns across rolling hills, blades visibly turning in moderate breeze; wind offshore 1.7 GW is suggested at the far right horizon as a faint line of tiny red blinking lights over a dark river or distant water surface; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility near the centre-right with a wood-chip silo and a modest exhaust stack emitting pale vapour, warmly lit by golden industrial lights; hydro 1.5 GW is a small dam structure nestled in the lower right foreground, water faintly reflecting the sodium-orange glow from nearby infrastructure. The sky is completely dark, black to deep navy, no twilight or sky glow, only a scattering of stars visible through 27% cloud wisps; the atmosphere feels heavy, humid, and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — the warm 27.6°C summer night is conveyed through lush dark-green foliage on deciduous trees barely visible in the artificial light, and a slight haze hanging in the air. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen, but depicting industrial infrastructure with meticulous engineering accuracy — rich deep colour palette of navy, amber, charcoal, and muted green, visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of steam and haze, dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial lighting against the pitch-dark sky. No text, no labels.