Wind and coal anchor domestic supply while 16.8 GW of net imports fill the nighttime gap at elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 28%
Wind offshore 4%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 4%
Natural gas 18%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 20%
49%
Renewable share
10.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
31.6 GW
Total generation
16.8 GW
Net import
187.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
18.8°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
99.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
351
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.3 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 5.7 GW occupies the center-left as two compact CCGT power blocks with tall slender exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer; hard coal 4.2 GW appears center-right as a traditional coal plant with rectangular boiler houses, conveyor belts, and a single large chimney emitting a grey plume; wind onshore 8.8 GW spans the entire right third and extends into the background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; wind offshore 1.3 GW is suggested by a few distant turbines on the far-right horizon over a dark implied sea; biomass 4.1 GW appears as two modest industrial facilities with wood-chip silos and short stacks glowing warmly near the center; hydro 1.2 GW is a small run-of-river station with illuminated weirs in the foreground. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 99% cloud cover blocking all stars, no twilight whatsoever — pure nighttime at 22:00 in August. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: low thick clouds faintly reflecting the industrial glow in sickly amber tones. Warm 18.8°C summer air suggested by lush dark-green deciduous trees in full leaf barely visible at the scene's edges. Light wind barely stirs the turbine blades. All illumination comes from artificial sources: sodium streetlights cast pools of orange on access roads, control rooms glow with fluorescent blue-white light through windows, and the cooling tower steam catches underlighting dramatically. Transmission pylons with high-voltage lines recede into the murky distance, symbolizing import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette with deep umbers, burnt siennas, and Prussian blues, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro drama — yet with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower form, and industrial detail. No text, no labels.