Wind and lignite lead overnight generation while 6.2 GW net imports cover remaining demand at elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 11%
Biomass 12%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 11%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 22%
53%
Renewable share
11.0 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.9 GW
Total generation
6.3 GW
Net import
148.5 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.9°C / 8 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
342
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.7 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into blackness, lit from below by amber sodium lamps; hard coal 4.5 GW sits just right of centre as a large power station with rectangular chimneys and conveyor belts, glowing faintly orange from internal furnaces; natural gas 3.3 GW appears as two compact CCGT units with single tall exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour, bathed in industrial floodlight; wind onshore 7.7 GW spans the right third of the scene as a long row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades slowly turning in moderate breeze; wind offshore 3.4 GW is suggested in the far-right background as distant nacelle lights arranged in a grid pattern over a dark horizon; biomass 3.7 GW appears as a mid-sized plant with a tall cylindrical stack and woodchip storage silos, warmly lit; hydro 1.6 GW is a small dam structure in the mid-ground with water catching faint reflected light. The sky is completely black to deep navy, 100% overcast with no stars visible, no twilight glow whatsoever—a pure 4 AM summer darkness. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price. Temperature is mild at 15°C; late-summer vegetation—full leafy deciduous trees, mature crops in foreground fields—is rendered in deep shadow, barely discernible. Ground-level mist drifts between the cooling towers. The entire scene is painted as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen, with rich chiaroscuro, visible brushwork, atmospheric depth, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower paraboloid, and CCGT exhaust stack. No text, no labels.