Brown coal and onshore wind dominate nighttime generation as high demand and 11 GW net imports drive elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 26%
49%
Renewable share
9.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.0 GW
Total generation
-11.1 GW
Net import
126.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
28.4°C / 14 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
70.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
366
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.7 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white-grey steam plumes into the dark sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; onshore wind 8.2 GW spans the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning moderately in the night breeze; natural gas 3.7 GW appears center-left as compact CCGT units with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.3 GW sits center-right as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a tall brick chimney with a faint orange glow at the top; biomass 3.6 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a rounded silo and short stacks near center, warmly lit; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small concrete dam structure in the far background with water glinting under facility lights. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-to-black, no twilight, no sky glow, 70% cloud cover visible as heavy dark masses partially obscuring stars. The air feels thick, heavy, and oppressive — a humid summer night at 28°C with lush green vegetation faintly visible in the foreground, leaves hanging still in warm air. The atmosphere conveys tension and expense: an overloaded, strained industrial landscape under a suffocating canopy. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette with dramatic chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth receding into hazy darkness, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.