Strong overnight wind (24.4 GW) drives 63.7% renewables share; coal and gas hold baseload at 16.7 GW combined.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 40%
Wind offshore 13%
Biomass 8%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 10%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 17%
64%
Renewable share
24.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
46.1 GW
Total generation
+4.8 GW
Net export
133.7 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.6°C / 12 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
258
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 18.6 GW dominates the right two-fifths of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and illuminated red aviation warning lights, their rotors turning in moderate wind across rolling mid-German farmland; wind offshore 5.8 GW appears in the far right background as a faint constellation of red blinking lights on the dark horizon suggesting a North Sea wind farm. Brown coal 7.8 GW occupies the left quarter as a massive Rhineland lignite complex with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps, conveyor belts faintly visible. Hard coal 4.3 GW sits left of centre as a pair of tall rectangular boiler houses with single chimneys trailing thin smoke, illuminated by industrial floodlights. Natural gas 4.6 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT blocks with slim exhaust stacks and visible heat shimmer. Biomass 3.9 GW is rendered centre-right as a smaller industrial plant with a cylindrical silo and modest chimney, warmly lit. Hydro 1.1 GW appears as a small dam structure with subtle white water at its base, nestled in the mid-ground valley. Time is 2 AM: the sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, fully overcast with no stars or moon visible, heavy low cloud ceiling reflecting faint amber industrial glow. No sunlight, no twilight, no solar panels anywhere. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — thick humid air, dense cloud pressing down. Summer vegetation: lush dark green fields and deciduous trees barely visible in ambient light. Temperature is mild, 14.6°C, with slight mist hugging the ground. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, deep colours, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial lighting against the black sky, atmospheric depth receding into hazy industrial glow on the horizon. Meticulous engineering accuracy on all turbine nacelles, cooling tower geometry, and plant structures. No text, no labels.