Coal and gas anchor overnight generation at 10.5 GW as moderate wind provides 5.3 GW under overcast, calm skies.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 19%
Wind offshore 7%
Biomass 19%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 18%
Brown coal 19%
50%
Renewable share
5.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
21.1 GW
Total generation
+21.1 GW
Net export
153.2 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.5°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
354
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 4.0 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a pair of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; hard coal 3.7 GW sits immediately right of centre as a sprawling coal-fired power station with a tall rectangular chimney and conveyor belts, glowing red furnace light visible through grated openings; natural gas 2.8 GW appears as a compact combined-cycle gas turbine plant with a single tall exhaust stack and a diffuse heat shimmer, lit by industrial floodlights; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a wood-chip-fed plant with a modest smokestack and a dome-roofed fuel storage hall, warm amber light spilling from its doors; wind onshore 3.9 GW fills the right background as a row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 1.4 GW is suggested by distant turbines on the far-right horizon over a barely visible dark sea; hydro 1.2 GW appears as a small dam structure in the lower-right foreground with water glinting under a single floodlight. The sky is completely black and starless with 100% cloud cover — no moon, no twilight glow, only deep navy-black overcast pressing down oppressively on the scene, conveying the high electricity price through a heavy, claustrophobic atmosphere. The season is late summer: lush dark foliage on deciduous trees, 14.5°C cool dampness suggested by condensation on metal surfaces. No solar panels visible anywhere. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrast between the glowing industrial facilities and the enveloping darkness, atmospheric depth with haze and steam, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.