Brown coal and wind onshore lead generation while 16.7 GW net imports cover a warm overcast evening's demand gap.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 5%
Solar 3%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 27%
47%
Renewable share
12.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
1.2 GW
Solar
39.3 GW
Total generation
16.7 GW
Net import
198.3 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.0°C / 4 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
376
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.5 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 dark sky, lit from below by orange sodium-vapor lamps; wind onshore 10.2 GW spans the right third as rows of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers on a low ridge, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning slowly in light wind; natural gas 6.3 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by facility floodlights; hard coal 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a traditional coal plant with a single large smokestack and conveyor infrastructure, lit by industrial lighting; biomass 4.0 GW is rendered as a medium-sized wood-chip-fed plant with a modest stack and steam wisp, nestled between the gas and coal facilities; wind offshore 1.9 GW is suggested in the far background as faint red lights in a row above a barely visible dark horizon line; hydro 1.1 GW appears as a small illuminated dam spillway at the far right edge; solar 1.2 GW is represented only as a few barely visible dark PV panel arrays on a rooftop, unlit and inactive. The sky is completely dark — no twilight, no sunset glow — a deep black-navy overcast ceiling at 100% cloud cover pressing down oppressively, conveying the high electricity price. The air is warm and humid at 24°C; summer foliage on scattered deciduous trees is lush and dark green, barely visible in the artificial light. The foreground is a flat German lowland landscape with a few lit farmhouses. High-voltage transmission pylons with glowing insulators stretch across the middle ground, their cables sagging under heavy load, symbolizing the large import flow. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, blacks, warm oranges and amber from industrial lighting — with visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth, dramatic chiaroscuro, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.