Wind and lignite lead nighttime generation, but 16 GW of net imports are needed to meet 52 GW demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 24%
51%
Renewable share
13.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.0 GW
Total generation
16.0 GW
Net import
168.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
18.8°C / 18 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 1.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
345
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.7 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 lights of the industrial complex; natural gas 5.8 GW occupies the left-centre as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their turbine halls glowing with interior fluorescent light; wind onshore 10.1 GW spans the entire right half of the composition as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 2.9 GW appears in the far-right background as a line of turbines on the horizon above a faintly visible dark sea; biomass 4.1 GW sits in the centre-right as a medium-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip conveyor and single smokestack with a warm amber glow; hard coal 3.3 GW appears behind the lignite complex as a smaller power station with a single large chimney and coal conveyor system, lit by industrial floodlights; hydro 1.2 GW is visible in the lower-right foreground as a small concrete dam with illuminated spillway and a thin sheet of water catching reflected light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight glow whatsoever — a heavy overcast summer night. The atmosphere feels oppressive and dense, reflecting the 168.8 EUR/MWh price — low clouds press down on the industrial landscape. Temperature is a mild 18.8°C; summer vegetation is lush and dark green where visible under sodium-orange streetlights along a road in the foreground. Midsummer foliage on deciduous trees frames the edges. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette dominated by deep blues, blacks, and warm industrial oranges; visible expressive brushwork; atmospheric depth with haze and steam blending into the low cloud base; meticulous technical accuracy on all energy infrastructure including turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, cooling tower geometry, and CCGT exhaust stacks. The scene evokes Caspar David Friedrich reimagined for the industrial age — sublime, brooding, monumental. No text, no labels.