Wind onshore and brown coal dominate overnight generation as tight margins drive elevated nighttime prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 37%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 12%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 24%
52%
Renewable share
15.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
39.6 GW
Total generation
0.9 GW
Net import
142.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.5°C / 7 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
348
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.4 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; hard coal 4.9 GW sits just right of centre-left as a pair of tall rectangular boiler houses with red aviation warning lights and a single large smokestack trailing grey exhaust; natural gas 4.7 GW appears centre-right as two compact CCGT blocks with slender silver exhaust stacks venting translucent heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white floodlights; wind onshore 14.8 GW spans the entire right half and distant background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red nacelle beacon lights blinking in long rhythmic rows across rolling hills; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a medium-sized industrial plant in the mid-ground with a domed wood-chip storage silo and a single squat chimney glowing warmly; hydro 1.2 GW appears as a concrete run-of-river weir in the foreground with dark water pouring through illuminated spillways; wind offshore 0.6 GW is suggested by a tiny cluster of distant turbine lights on the far horizon line. The sky is completely black, no twilight, no moon, deep navy at the zenith with scattered stars visible through gaps between steam plumes — a clear, cloudless summer night at 2 AM. Temperature is mild at 12.5 °C: lush dark-green deciduous trees frame the edges, leaves barely stirring in light 7 km/h wind. The atmosphere feels heavy, oppressive, and close despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price — a faint amber industrial haze clings to the horizon. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of Prussian blue, burnt sienna, and cadmium orange; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of mist around the cooling towers; meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower hyperbolic curve, and CCGT exhaust stack. No text, no labels.