Brown coal and wind lead overnight generation as Germany imports nearly 15 GW under high prices and overcast skies.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 16%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 27%
48%
Renewable share
6.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
23.3 GW
Total generation
14.9 GW
Net import
147.1 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.5°C / 5 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
372
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium vapor lamps; onshore wind 5.7 GW spans the centre-right as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in light wind; biomass 3.8 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a tall chimney and glowing furnace windows in the centre-left; natural gas 3.2 GW is rendered as a compact CCGT facility with twin exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, positioned centre, its control room windows casting warm yellow light; hard coal 2.5 GW sits as a smaller power station with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack near the left; offshore wind 0.8 GW is faintly suggested on the far-right horizon as tiny red lights over a dark sea; hydro 1.0 GW appears as a small dam structure in the mid-ground with water reflecting industrial lights. The sky is completely black with full overcast — no stars, no moon, no twilight — a heavy, oppressive ceiling of cloud pressing down to convey the high electricity price. The landscape is a gently rolling central German plain in summer, with dark green deciduous trees barely visible in the industrial glow. Temperature is mild at 12.5°C, with slight mist pooling in low ground. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, sombre colour palette of deep navy, burnt umber, and warm amber; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and exhaust stack. The mood is monumental and brooding, an industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.