Brown coal leads at 10 GW with gas and hard coal backing; large net imports fill a 10 GW gap at night.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 33%
37%
Renewable share
6.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.2 GW
Total generation
10.1 GW
Net import
157.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
20.3°C / 19 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
92.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
454
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.0 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 night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 4.7 GW occupies the centre-left as compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, steel structures gleaming under harsh halogen lamps; hard coal 4.3 GW appears centre-right as a large conventional power station with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a tall red-and-white striped chimney with blinking aviation lights; wind onshore 6.0 GW spans the right third as a line of modern three-blade turbines on lattice-free tubular towers, their red nacelle warning lights blinking in sequence, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; biomass 3.8 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a rounded biomass storage dome and a single modest smokestack releasing pale vapour, positioned between the coal and gas facilities; hydro 1.1 GW is suggested in the far background as a small dam structure with faint blue-white security lighting reflecting off dark water; wind offshore 0.4 GW is barely hinted at as tiny red dots on the far horizon. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 92% cloud cover blocking all stars, creating a heavy oppressive overcast ceiling that reflects the orange-amber industrial glow back downward. The atmosphere feels thick, warm, and humid at 20°C — summer foliage on scattered deciduous trees along a river in the middle ground is lush and dark green where caught by light. The overall mood is heavy and industrial, the air dense with price pressure. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette dominated by burnt sienna, lamp black, and Prussian blue; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth achieved through layered smoke and steam; meticulous technical accuracy in every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and CCGT exhaust detail. The composition evokes Caspar David Friedrich's sense of sublime scale but applied to an industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.