Brown coal, gas, and wind lead generation as high evening demand and zero solar drive 190 EUR/MWh prices and significant net imports.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 31%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 24%
47%
Renewable share
13.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
38.4 GW
Total generation
10.8 GW
Net import
190.7 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.3°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
1.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
364
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black night sky, their concrete surfaces lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 6.9 GW occupies the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, glowing warmly under facility lighting; hard coal 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired plant with a rectangular boiler house, conveyor belts, and a single smokestack with faint grey emissions; wind onshore 11.8 GW spans the right third and background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling dark hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 1.2 GW is suggested by a few distant turbines on the far-right horizon above a faintly reflective body of water; biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with cylindrical silos and a modest smokestack near the centre, warmly lit; hydro 1.1 GW is represented by a small concrete dam structure in the lower right foreground with water faintly catching reflected light. The sky is completely dark, deep black-navy with no twilight glow whatsoever, a few stars visible through the perfectly clear sky (1% cloud cover). The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, conveying the tension of a 190.7 EUR/MWh price — a subtle amber-brown haze clings low around the industrial facilities. Summer vegetation: lush dark green deciduous trees and tall grass in the foreground, barely visible except where caught by artificial light. The warm 19°C August night is suggested by the verdant landscape. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette dominated by blacks, deep blues, warm oranges, and industrial ambers; visible impasto brushwork; dramatic atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro lighting; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.