Wind and coal dominate nighttime generation as 15 GW of net imports fill a large supply gap at elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 32%
Wind offshore 4%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 12%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 21%
53%
Renewable share
11.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.8 GW
Total generation
15.1 GW
Net import
179.6 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
22.7°C / 10 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
338
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.5 GW occupies the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; hard coal 4.4 GW sits just right of centre as a sprawling coal-fired power station with tall rectangular chimneys and conveyor belts, glowing furnace light visible through grated openings; natural gas 3.6 GW appears as two compact CCGT units with single tall exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white floodlights; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a large industrial facility with cylindrical storage silos and a modest stack, warm amber light spilling from its operational bays; wind onshore 9.9 GW spans the right third of the composition as a dense field of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their nacelles marked by blinking red aviation warning lights against the darkness, blades visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 1.2 GW is suggested in the far background right as a faint row of smaller turbine lights on the distant horizon; hydro 1.0 GW appears as a small dam structure in the middle distance with water flowing over a spillway, lit by a single floodlight. The sky is completely dark, deep black with full overcast — no stars, no moon, no twilight, only a thick oppressive blanket of cloud faintly reflecting the industrial glow below. The atmosphere feels heavy and humid, a warm summer night at 22°C with lush dark-green foliage on the trees barely visible in the sodium light. The mood is tense and weighty, reflecting the high electricity price. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth — but with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and industrial pipe. No text, no labels.