Brown coal, gas, and hard coal anchor overnight generation while 17.2 GW of net imports fill the consumption gap under calm, clear skies.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 15%
Wind offshore 0%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 17%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 34%
35%
Renewable share
4.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.4 GW
Total generation
17.2 GW
Net import
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Day-ahead price
16.8°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
466
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.6 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, their turbine halls glowing with interior light; hard coal 4.1 GW sits centre-right as a pair of conventional power station blocks with rectangular chimneys and coal conveyors visible under floodlights; wind onshore 4.4 GW appears in the right quarter as a sparse row of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their rotors nearly motionless in the calm air, red aviation warning lights blinking at the nacelles; biomass 3.8 GW is represented by a mid-ground industrial facility with a wood-chip dome and a modest smokestack; hydro 1.7 GW appears as a small dam structure with spillway in the far right background. The sky is completely black with a deep navy tone near the horizon, scattered with sharp stars and a clear Milky Way — zero cloud cover, no moon glow, no twilight whatsoever. The landscape is a gently rolling central German terrain with lush midsummer vegetation — dark green deciduous trees and meadows barely visible in the industrial light spill. Temperature is mild, suggested by open cooling vents and no frost. The atmosphere is calm and open, reflecting a zero-euro price — no oppressive haze, just clear still air. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich saturated darks, visible confident brushwork, luminous contrast between warm artificial light sources and the cool black sky, atmospheric depth receding into the distance. Meticulous engineering accuracy on every installation: correct turbine nacelle shapes, aluminium conduit details on CCGT stacks, hyperbolic concrete curvature on cooling towers. No text, no labels.