Wind and brown coal lead 33 GW of domestic generation; 16.5 GW net imports cover early-morning demand before solar ramps.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 11%
Solar 6%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 19%
58%
Renewable share
11.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
1.8 GW
Solar
33.0 GW
Total generation
16.6 GW
Net import
156.2 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.2°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
291
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.3 GW dominates the left quarter as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the pre-dawn sky; natural gas 4.6 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks and faint heat shimmer; hard coal 2.9 GW sits behind them as a smaller conventional plant with a single rectangular chimney trailing grey smoke; wind onshore 8.1 GW fills the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers spread across gentle green hills, blades turning slowly in light breeze; wind offshore 3.7 GW is visible in the far right distance over a sliver of dark North Sea, a cluster of offshore turbines silhouetted against the horizon; biomass 3.9 GW appears as a wood-clad industrial facility with a modest stack and stored timber piles in the right foreground; hydro 1.6 GW is rendered as a small dam and spillway nestled in a valley at far right; solar 1.8 GW appears as a modest field of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels in the near foreground catching no direct sunlight yet. The sky is deep blue-grey pre-dawn, with the faintest pale lavender glow along the eastern horizon — no direct sun visible, no warm colours overhead. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price: a brooding, dense quality to the air with low haze clinging to the industrial structures. August vegetation is lush and green but muted in the half-light. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — rich, dark palette with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of mist and industrial haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and panel frame. The scene evokes Caspar David Friedrich's vastness combined with Adolph Menzel's industrial precision. No text, no labels.