Wind and coal dominate midnight generation as Germany imports 6.5 GW amid elevated summer night demand.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 27%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 20%
48%
Renewable share
11.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
34.0 GW
Total generation
6.5 GW
Net import
169.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
25.2°C / 13 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
356
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.9 GW occupies the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black night sky, lit from below by amber sodium lamps; hard coal 4.7 GW sits just right of centre as a blocky power station with conveyor belts and a tall brick chimney trailing grey smoke; natural gas 6.0 GW appears centre-right as two compact CCGT units with slender steel exhaust stacks venting faint heat shimmer; wind onshore 9.2 GW spans the right third as a long ridge of tall three-blade turbines with white lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness; wind offshore 2.3 GW is suggested by a distant row of turbines on a dark horizon line above a barely visible sea; biomass 3.9 GW appears as a modest wood-clad plant with a short stack and a warm orange glow from its furnace windows, nestled between the coal and gas blocks; hydro 1.0 GW is a small dam structure with water gleaming faintly in reflected industrial light at the far right edge. The sky is completely black with a deep navy tint near the horizon, no twilight, no moon — only stars faintly visible where steam does not obscure them. The 25°C summer warmth is conveyed through lush dark-green deciduous trees in full leaf, barely visible in the artificial light, and a haze of humid air around the cooling towers. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a brooding, dense quality to the air. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich blended with industrial sublime — rich dark tones of amber, coal-black, steel-grey, and deep navy, with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.