Wind leads at 23.6 GW but post-sunset demand of 58 GW forces heavy thermal dispatch and 8.2 GW net imports.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 37%
Wind offshore 10%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 21%
58%
Renewable share
23.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
49.8 GW
Total generation
8.2 GW
Net import
241.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.3°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
84.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
296
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 10.2 GW dominates the left quarter as a vast lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes against a completely dark night sky; natural gas 7.1 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT blocks with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heated exhaust, lit by orange sodium floodlights; hard coal 3.9 GW appears centre as a smaller coal plant with rectangular boiler house and conveyor belts, glowing furnace light visible through grated openings; wind onshore 18.6 GW spans the entire right half and background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the black sky, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 5.0 GW is suggested in the far-right distance as a cluster of turbines standing in a dark sea visible beyond low hills; biomass 4.2 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fired CHP plant with a single squat stack and lumber yard, warmly illuminated; hydro 0.9 GW is a small run-of-river weir in the foreground with water faintly catching reflected industrial light. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, 84% cloud cover meaning low heavy clouds faintly underlit orange-brown by the industrial glow below, no stars visible, no twilight or sunset glow whatsoever. Temperature 15.3°C early autumn: trees carry thinning green-yellow foliage, some leaves on the ground, grass still green. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the 241 EUR/MWh price—thick humid air, a sense of industrial strain. High-voltage transmission pylons recede into the darkness, symbolising import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen—rich deep colour palette of blacks, deep blues, warm oranges, and industrial amber; visible expressive brushwork; atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.