Wind leads at 18.3 GW but 11.3 GW net imports needed as zero solar and warm evening demand push prices to 169.5 EUR/MWh.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 35%
Wind offshore 13%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 16%
63%
Renewable share
18.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
37.8 GW
Total generation
11.3 GW
Net import
169.5 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.5°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
55.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
252
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.3 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and nacelles stretching across rolling dark hills, their rotors turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 5.0 GW appears in the far right background as a line of turbines standing in a barely visible dark sea on the horizon. Brown coal 5.9 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick pale steam plumes illuminated from below by orange sodium floodlights. Natural gas 5.6 GW sits left of centre as two compact CCGT blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer, lit by white industrial spotlights. Hard coal 2.6 GW appears as a smaller coal plant behind the gas units, with a single square chimney and conveyor belt structure, softly lit. Biomass 4.2 GW is rendered as a cluster of medium-sized industrial buildings with short stacks and wood-chip storage domes, warm light glowing from their interiors, positioned centre-left. Hydro 1.2 GW is a small dam and powerhouse visible in a valley in the mid-ground, water faintly reflecting artificial light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight or sky glow whatsoever — it is 10 PM in August. Stars are faintly visible through 55% cloud cover that drifts in broken grey layers, partially obscuring a waning moon. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, hazy with industrial warmth and humidity at 19.5°C — a warm summer night. Lush green deciduous trees and tall grass in summer foliage frame the foreground but are barely visible, lit only by spill from the industrial facilities. Sodium-orange and cool-white industrial lighting creates dramatic contrast across the scene. Power transmission lines and lattice pylons thread across the composition, carrying current toward unseen cities. The entire scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette dominated by navy, amber, and steel grey, with visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth, chiaroscuro lighting from artificial sources, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.