Brown coal and wind dominate nighttime generation as 7.4 GW net imports cover remaining German demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 14%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 25%
51%
Renewable share
13.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
35.6 GW
Total generation
7.4 GW
Net import
143.2 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.9°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
52.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
351
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.9 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 lamps; wind onshore 8.1 GW fills the centre-right as rows of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling dark hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 5.0 GW appears in the far right background as a line of turbines standing in a dark sea barely visible on the horizon, marked by tiny red lights; natural gas 4.8 GW sits centre-left as compact CCGT units with twin exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.8 GW appears beside the brown coal plant as a smaller power station with a single large smokestack and conveyor belts visible under spotlights; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with a rounded dome and wood-chip storage yard glowing under warm amber lights; hydro 1.2 GW appears as a small concrete dam with water cascading, lit by a single floodlight in the lower right foreground. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow, with scattered clouds at 52% cover partially obscuring stars. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a warm humid summer night at 13.9°C with mild breeze barely stirring the grass. Gentle green summer vegetation on the hillsides. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich deep colour palette of indigo, amber, and charcoal, visible thick brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze, meticulous engineering detail on each facility. No text, no labels.