Wind leads at 20.3 GW but coal and gas fill the gap as zero solar and net imports of 5.4 GW lift prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 33%
Wind offshore 13%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 19%
58%
Renewable share
20.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
44.5 GW
Total generation
5.4 GW
Net import
174.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.1°C / 3 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
292
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 14.7 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers stretching across rolling hills into the distance; wind offshore 5.6 GW appears as a faint line of turbines on a dark horizon at far right. Brown coal 8.3 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick pale steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights. Natural gas 6.8 GW fills the centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks and smaller vapour trails. Hard coal 3.8 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired station behind the gas plant, with a single large smokestack and conveyor infrastructure. Biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial facility with wood-chip silos and a modest chimney near the centre. Hydro 1.2 GW is suggested by a small dam structure with illuminated spillway in a valley at centre-right. The sky is completely dark — deep navy to black, no twilight, no sky glow, fully overcast with 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, creating a heavy oppressive ceiling that reflects the high electricity price. The only illumination comes from sodium streetlights casting amber pools along access roads, glowing windows of control buildings, red aviation warning lights on turbine nacelles blinking rhythmically, and the incandescent orange glow of industrial facilities. Warm summer night atmosphere: lush dark green vegetation barely visible in ambient light, the air thick and humid at 24°C. The wind turbine blades are nearly still at ground level but their nacelle lights indicate operation at hub height. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts, atmospheric depth with industrial haze, the grandeur and menace of Caspar David Friedrich reimagined for the energy age. Meticulous engineering detail on every structure. No text, no labels.