Brown coal and onshore wind dominate overnight generation as net imports cover a 4.2 GW gap under overcast skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 32%
Wind offshore 4%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 25%
52%
Renewable share
13.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.4 GW
Total generation
-4.2 GW
Net import
115.8 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
22.7°C / 1 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
343
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 completely dark, overcast night sky; onshore wind 11.7 GW spans the right half as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling farmland, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the blackness, blades barely turning in the calm air; natural gas 5.0 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by intense sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.3 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a smaller conventional power station with a single tall chimney and conveyor belts visible under spotlights; biomass 3.8 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a rounded silo and short stack with a faint amber glow at centre-right; hydro 2.0 GW appears in the far background as a concrete dam structure with a few floodlights reflected in dark water; offshore wind 1.4 GW is suggested on the far-right horizon as faint red blinking lights over an invisible sea. The sky is 100% overcast, completely black with no stars, no moon, no twilight — a deep navy-black ceiling of cloud faintly underlit by industrial sodium light. The air is warm and humid, summer foliage on scattered trees is lush and dark green, barely visible in artificial light. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — the cloud deck presses low, trapping steam and haze around the cooling towers. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts between industrial light and surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth with haze layers, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.