Brown coal, gas, and wind lead a 28.7 GW domestic supply; 21.3 GW net imports cover nighttime summer demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 20%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 21%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 25%
46%
Renewable share
8.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.7 GW
Total generation
21.2 GW
Net import
190.8 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.9°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
63.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
365
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.2 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 5.9 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze; wind onshore 5.9 GW spans the centre-right as a row of large three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly in light breeze; biomass 4.2 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and a single squat stack emitting thin pale smoke; hard coal 2.3 GW sits behind the lignite station as a smaller conventional boiler house with a tall brick chimney; wind offshore 2.1 GW is visible in the far distance as tiny turbines standing in a dark sea on the horizon; hydro 1.2 GW is suggested by a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a forested valley at the far right. The time is 22:00 on a summer night — the sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with no twilight glow, partly clouded at 63% with some stars visible through gaps. The air temperature is warm at 24.9°C; deciduous trees are in full green summer leaf, their foliage barely rustling. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a brooding, humid weight over the industrial landscape. Sodium streetlights cast amber pools along access roads; the cooling towers glow faintly orange from internal lighting; control-room windows emit white fluorescent light. The wind turbine aviation warning lights blink red. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, deep colour palette of indigo, amber, and coal-grey, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze softening the background, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.