Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate midnight generation while 7 GW of net imports cover remaining demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 28%
40%
Renewable share
9.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.5 GW
Total generation
7.0 GW
Net import
149.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
25.1°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
419
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.6 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam plumes into the black night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 7.2 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze, their metallic housings gleaming under halogen spotlights; hard coal 4.7 GW appears centre-right as a dark steel-framed coal plant with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack trailing grey-white exhaust; wind onshore 8.8 GW spans the right third as a long ridge of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking rhythmically in the darkness, blades turning slowly; wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by a distant cluster of tiny red lights on the far-right horizon over a barely visible dark sea; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a modest smokestack nestled between the coal plant and wind turbines, warmly lit from within; hydro 1.0 GW is a small dam structure in the lower-right foreground with water faintly reflecting industrial light. The sky is completely black with no twilight or sky glow — a deep starless summer midnight, the air heavy and oppressive suggesting the high electricity price. The warm 25°C July night shows lush dark green deciduous foliage on trees in the foreground, barely visible except where caught by amber streetlight. The atmosphere is dense and humid. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of blacks, deep navy blues, burnt oranges, and industrial yellows — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth, and meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.