Wind (17.1 GW) and lignite (6.3 GW) lead midnight generation, with ~8.4 GW net imports covering the shortfall.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 33%
Wind offshore 17%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 12%
Hard coal 4%
Brown coal 18%
66%
Renewable share
17.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
34.0 GW
Total generation
8.3 GW
Net import
138.7 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
17.5°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
96.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
237
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 11.1 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; wind offshore 6.0 GW appears on the far right horizon as a cluster of turbines with lights reflected on a faint strip of dark sea. Brown coal 6.3 GW occupies the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lamps. Biomass 4.1 GW sits left of centre as a mid-sized plant with a tall rectangular boiler building, wood-chip conveyors, and a single chimney with a pale exhaust stream. Natural gas 4.0 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT units with polished cylindrical exhaust stacks and smaller vapour trails. Hard coal 1.3 GW is a smaller coal plant with a single cooling tower and a modest stack just visible behind the gas plant. Hydro 1.3 GW appears as a concrete dam structure nestled in a valley at the far left edge, with faint floodlighting on the spillway. The sky is completely black to deep navy, no twilight, no moon — a fully overcast summer midnight with 96% cloud cover blocking all stars. The air feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting 138.7 EUR/MWh prices. Summer vegetation — dense leafy deciduous trees and tall grass — is barely discernible in the industrial glow. Sodium streetlights trace a road in the foreground. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich dark tones, visible brushwork, atmospheric depth, chiaroscuro from artificial lighting — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.