Brown coal and wind dominate nighttime generation as imports cover a 4.8 GW shortfall at elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 21%
Wind offshore 12%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 28%
47%
Renewable share
13.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
39.7 GW
Total generation
4.8 GW
Net import
191.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.1°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
91.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
380
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind onshore 8.4 GW fills the centre-right as a deep field of three-blade turbines on lattice towers receding into the darkness across rolling farmland, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; wind offshore 4.9 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon, their warning lights forming a faint red constellation above a barely visible dark sea; natural gas 5.9 GW is rendered as two compact CCGT units in the centre-left with slim exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze, illuminated by harsh white security lighting; hard coal 4.3 GW appears as a single large coal-fired station behind the gas units, with a tall rectangular boiler house and conveyor belts, orange-lit coal piles visible; biomass 4.3 GW is depicted as a modest wood-chip-fired CHP plant with a single squat smokestack and a wood-chip storage dome, warm interior light glowing through its openings; hydro 1.0 GW is a small concrete dam structure at the far left edge, water gleaming faintly under a single floodlight. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 91% cloud cover blocking all stars, giving a heavy oppressive overcast canopy that presses down on the scene — no twilight, no sky glow whatsoever. The atmosphere is thick and weighty, conveying the high electricity price. Mild September night at 16°C, green-but-darkening deciduous trees with early hints of autumn visible under artificial light. Light ground-level mist drifts slowly, reflecting the low 4.3 km/h wind. No solar panels anywhere. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep blues, burnt sienna, amber, and charcoal grey — with visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from industrial lighting against the black sky, atmospheric depth and layered recession into darkness, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine blade, cooling tower curve, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.