Wind and brown coal anchor overnight generation as Germany draws 10.7 GW of net imports to meet 41.9 GW demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 15%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 20%
57%
Renewable share
12.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
31.2 GW
Total generation
10.7 GW
Net import
139.3 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.3°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
40.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
305
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.4 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; hard coal 3.0 GW appears just right of centre-left as a smaller coal plant with a single large chimney stack and conveyor belts, glowing under floodlights; natural gas 4.2 GW occupies the centre as two compact CCGT units with tall slender exhaust stacks venting faint heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial spotlights; wind onshore 8.1 GW spans the right third of the composition as a long ridge of modern three-blade turbines on lattice-free tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the deep navy-black sky; wind offshore 4.7 GW is suggested in the far background right as a row of turbines standing in a dark sea, tiny red lights reflecting on calm water; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a medium industrial facility with a wood-chip silo and modest smokestack near the centre-right, warmly lit; hydro 1.1 GW is a small dam structure at far left with water faintly catching reflected industrial light. The sky is completely dark, no twilight, no glow on the horizon, a deep black canopy with a few stars partially veiled by 40% cloud cover rendered as indistinct grey masses. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a thick humid summer night at 21°C with lush dark-green deciduous trees and tall grass barely visible in the artificial light. The foreground shows a meadow with wildflowers and warm-season vegetation. High-voltage transmission pylons with sagging cables cross the middle ground, symbolising the large import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.