Midnight coal, gas, and moderate wind drive the grid; 7.4 GW net imports cover the shortfall.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 22%
Wind offshore 9%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 15%
Brown coal 21%
45%
Renewable share
11.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
36.3 GW
Total generation
7.5 GW
Net import
178.6 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
14.3°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
95.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
380
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 7.6 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white-grey steam plumes into a pitch-black overcast sky; natural gas 7.0 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting faint heat shimmer, lit by harsh sodium floodlights; hard coal 5.5 GW appears centre-right as a large conventional power station with a prominent smokestack and coal conveyors illuminated by orange industrial lighting; wind onshore 7.8 GW stretches across the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 3.3 GW is suggested in the far-right background as a line of turbines standing on a barely visible dark sea horizon, tiny red lights dotting the distance; biomass 3.8 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a single exhaust stack near the coal plant, warmly lit from within; hydro 1.3 GW is represented by a small concrete dam with spillway in the lower foreground, floodlit with white light reflecting off dark water. The sky is entirely black and starless with 95% cloud cover — no moon, no twilight, no sky glow — only artificial light sources illuminate the scene. The air feels heavy and oppressive, suggesting the high electricity price. Mild September vegetation — dark green deciduous trees with early hints of autumn — lines the midground, barely visible in the industrial glow. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette dominated by blacks, deep navy, warm sodium oranges, and cold industrial whites — with visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and haze from steam and exhaust, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.