Brown coal and gas dominate pre-dawn generation while 15.1 GW of net imports fill a wide supply gap.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 16%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 35%
34%
Renewable share
5.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.5 GW
Total generation
15.1 GW
Net import
142.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.8°C / 4 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
475
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.8 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 5.6 GW occupies the centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks and glowing turbine halls visible through windows; hard coal 3.9 GW appears centre-right as a blocky coal-fired plant with conveyor belts and a tall chimney emitting thin grey smoke; onshore wind 4.9 GW fills the right quarter as a scattered line of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, blades barely turning in the calm air, their red aviation warning lights blinking; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a mid-ground wood-chip-fed generation facility with a modest stack and warm interior glow; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a small concrete run-of-river station beside a dark river reflecting industrial lights; offshore wind 0.4 GW is hinted at as a faint cluster of tiny red blinking lights on the far horizon beyond the river. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 100% overcast with no stars, no moon, no twilight — it is 4 AM in July. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: low thick clouds catch the amber and sodium-orange glow of the industrial facilities below. Summer vegetation — lush deciduous trees and tall grass — is faintly visible in the artificial light, still and unstirred by the near-calm 4.5 km/h breeze. The air is warm and humid at 17.8°C, with a faint haze around the cooling towers. Painted as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, moody palette of deep indigo, burnt orange, sulphurous yellow, and charcoal grey, with visible impasto brushwork and atmospheric depth. Every power station is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, aluminium-framed structures, hyperbolic concrete cooling tower geometry, gas turbine exhaust diffusers. The composition conveys the vast scale of industrial power generation humming through a dark, overcast summer night. No text, no labels.