Brown coal, wind, and gas anchor overnight supply as Germany imports roughly 10 GW to meet 43.7 GW demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 27%
Wind offshore 8%
Solar 0%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 23%
50%
Renewable share
11.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
33.3 GW
Total generation
10.4 GW
Net import
125.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.7°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
67.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
349
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick luminous steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lights; hard coal 4.0 GW appears just right of centre-left as a smaller coal plant with a tall chimney stack and conveyor belts, glowing red from furnace light; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with single tall exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, floodlit in white; biomass 3.8 GW sits as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and modest smokestack, warmly lit; wind onshore 8.9 GW spans the entire right third and background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers across rolling hills, their aviation warning lights blinking red; wind offshore 2.8 GW is suggested on the far-right horizon as a cluster of turbines with red beacon lights above a faintly visible sea line; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small dam structure in the middle distance with illuminated spillway. The sky is completely black to deep navy, no twilight, no sky glow — a true 4 AM midsummer darkness with only artificial illumination. A heavy overcast ceiling at 67% cloud cover presses low, catching the industrial light in a diffuse oppressive amber haze that conveys the high electricity price. The air feels warm at 16.7°C with lush summer vegetation — dark leafy trees and tall grass barely visible at the edges. Light wind barely moves the turbine blades. High-voltage transmission pylons with sagging cables cross the midground, carrying imported power. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of blacks, deep blues, amber, and furnace-red; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.