Brown coal, wind, and gas anchor overnight generation as Germany imports nearly 12 GW to meet 44 GW demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 4%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 25%
48%
Renewable share
10.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.3 GW
Total generation
11.8 GW
Net import
139.3 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.2°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
3.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
370
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by amber sodium lamps at their industrial base. Hard coal 4.0 GW appears just right of centre-left as a smaller coal-fired station with twin rectangular chimney stacks and conveyor gantries, glowing orange from internal furnace light. Natural gas 4.6 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with slim silver exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer, illuminated by blue-white facility lighting. Wind onshore 9.2 GW fills the right third of the composition as a long ridge of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors turning at moderate speed. Wind offshore 1.4 GW is suggested in the far-right background as a faint row of turbine warning lights on the horizon over a dark sea. Biomass 3.8 GW appears as a mid-sized plant with a domed wood-chip silo and single smokestack emitting pale vapour, nestled between the coal and gas facilities. Hydro 1.1 GW is a small dam structure with spillway visible at the far left edge, water reflecting facility lights. The sky is completely dark — deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow — a clear summer night at 04:00 with a scattering of faint stars visible through the industrial haze. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: a faint brownish industrial haze hangs low over the facilities, the air thick and warm despite the 11°C reading. Vegetation is lush midsummer — dark silhouettes of deciduous trees with full canopies frame the edges. The overall mood is a vast nocturnal industrial panorama stretching across a German river valley. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark tones with dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial light sources, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and sfumato in the steam plumes, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower hyperbolic curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.