Evening demand of 50.3 GW far exceeds 29.9 GW domestic output dominated by coal and gas, driving high prices and ~20 GW net imports.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 15%
Wind offshore 4%
Solar 0%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 17%
Brown coal 23%
38%
Renewable share
5.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.1 GW
Solar
29.9 GW
Total generation
20.4 GW
Net import
203.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
19.6°C / 9 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
420
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 6.8 GW dominates the left quarter as four massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into a black night sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps illuminating the lignite plant's conveyors and boiler houses. Natural gas 6.6 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT power stations with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their metallic facades glowing under floodlights. Hard coal 5.1 GW appears centre-right as a large conventional coal plant with rectangular mechanical-draught cooling towers, coal stockpiles visible under harsh white industrial lighting, a conveyor belt feeding the furnace. Wind onshore 4.6 GW spans the right portion of the scene as a row of modern three-blade turbines on lattice towers on a low ridge, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the dark sky, blades turning slowly in light breeze. Biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a tall cylindrical smokestack and wood-chip storage silos, warmly lit. Hydro 1.5 GW is rendered as a small dam structure in the far background with spillway lights reflecting in dark water. Wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by distant tiny red lights on the far horizon. The sky is completely black with no twilight glow — it is full night, 20:00 in August. Overcast clouds are faintly visible only where industrial light catches their underside, creating an oppressive low ceiling suggesting high electricity prices. Summer vegetation — dark green deciduous trees, lush grass — is barely visible in the artificial light. The atmosphere is heavy, humid, warm at 19.6°C. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting with rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the dark landscape and glowing industrial facilities, atmospheric depth with haze and steam, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.