Strong onshore wind drives 76% renewable share at night while coal and gas hold firm, sustaining high prices despite 2.9 GW net export.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 56%
Wind offshore 10%
Solar 0%
Biomass 8%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 7%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 12%
76%
Renewable share
36.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
55.6 GW
Total generation
+2.9 GW
Net export
120.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
20.7°C / 19 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
168
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 31.3 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the canvas as vast ranks of three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling central German hills into deep darkness, their red aviation warning lights blinking in rhythmic chains; brown coal 6.6 GW occupies the far left as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind offshore 5.4 GW appears as a distant line of turbines on the far horizon, tiny red dots above a dark sea glimpsed through a valley gap; natural gas 4.0 GW rendered as two compact CCGT plant blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, positioned centre-left with bright white security lighting; hard coal 2.6 GW shown as a smaller power station with a single rectangular boiler house and conveyor belt, glowing dimly behind the gas plant; biomass 4.3 GW depicted as a mid-sized facility with a rounded silo and short chimney emitting faint grey exhaust, nestled among trees centre-right; hydro 1.3 GW suggested by a small illuminated dam structure in the lower-left foreground with water gleaming under floodlights. Night scene at 22:00 in July: completely dark sky, no twilight, no sky glow—deep black-navy overhead with 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, the heavy overcast ceiling faintly reflecting the amber glow of industrial complexes below. Warm summer atmosphere: lush dark-green deciduous foliage on foreground trees, tall grass swaying visibly in the 19 km/h wind. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price—thick humid air, low clouds pressing down. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting—rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the black sky and sodium-lit industrial structures, atmospheric depth with haze between turbine rows, meticulous engineering detail on every nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.