Brown coal and wind dominate overnight generation as Germany imports nearly 11 GW to meet demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 10%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 26%
52%
Renewable share
10.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.6 GW
Total generation
11.0 GW
Net import
129.7 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.6°C / 15 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
6.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
346
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.8 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with luminous steam plumes rising into the dark sky, lit from below by amber sodium lamps along rail yards of lignite conveyor belts; wind onshore 7.9 GW fills the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; natural gas 4.2 GW appears centre-left as a compact combined-cycle gas turbine plant with twin exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, its control building glowing with interior fluorescent light; biomass 3.8 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a tall cylindrical combustion stack and wood-chip storage dome, warmly lit; wind offshore 2.9 GW is visible in the far right distance as a line of turbines standing in a dark sea, their nacelle lights reflected on black water; hard coal 2.8 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a smaller power station with a single rectangular chimney and coal bunkers illuminated by floodlights; hydro 1.1 GW appears as a small concrete dam structure in the middle distance with spillway lights. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible, only a scattering of stars where the 6% cloud cover allows — the Milky Way faintly traced. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite clear skies, reflecting the high electricity price: a thick industrial haze hangs at low altitude, catching the orange-sodium glow of the facilities. The warm 21.6°C summer night shows lush green deciduous trees in the foreground barely visible by lamplight, leaves gently stirred by moderate wind. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of Prussian blue, burnt sienna, and cadmium orange — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro drama. Meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and gas-plant exhaust stack. No text, no labels.