Brown coal, onshore wind, and gas anchor overnight generation as Germany imports ~12 GW to meet 45 GW demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 26%
45%
Renewable share
9.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.9 GW
Total generation
12.4 GW
Net import
161.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.4°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
19.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
378
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.5 GW dominates the left third of the scene as four massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, their concrete shells lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; onshore wind 8.1 GW spans the centre-right as a deep field of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, red aviation warning lights blinking at their nacelles, blades slowly turning in light breeze; natural gas 6.3 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white facility lighting; hard coal 3.1 GW sits behind the brown coal as a smaller cluster of rectangular boiler houses with a single squat smokestack; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-ground wood-chip plant with a glowing combustion grate visible through open doors and a modest chimney; offshore wind 1.6 GW appears as a distant line of turbines on the far-right horizon, their red lights dotting a faint dark seascape; hydro 1.1 GW is a small dam structure in the lower right with water catching orange reflections. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible, only 19% cloud cover letting scattered stars appear between thin cloud wisps. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a warm humid July midnight with a sense of industrial tension reflecting the high electricity price. Summer vegetation — full leafy deciduous trees, tall grass — rendered dark green-black in the artificial light. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.