Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate nighttime generation as low wind and zero solar drive heavy imports and high prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 19%
Wind offshore 2%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 24%
Hard coal 13%
Brown coal 29%
35%
Renewable share
8.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
38.5 GW
Total generation
12.2 GW
Net import
204.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.7°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
79.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
446
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 11.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, their concrete shells lit from below by amber sodium lamps; natural gas 9.1 GW fills the centre-left as several compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour trails, lit by harsh industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.9 GW appears centre-right as a smaller power station with conveyor belts and stockpiles visible under orange arc lights; wind onshore 7.4 GW spans the right portion of the scene as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against total darkness, rotors turning slowly in light breeze; wind offshore 0.8 GW appears as a faint cluster of tiny red lights on the far-right horizon suggesting distant sea turbines; biomass 4.3 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a single smokestack with a warm glow; hydro 1.0 GW appears as a small dam structure in the lower right with water catching reflections of artificial light. The sky is completely black with no twilight, no moon, heavy 79% cloud cover blocking all stars, creating an oppressive low ceiling above the industrial landscape. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, conveying the high electricity price. Autumn vegetation — browning grass, bare-branching trees — surrounds the facilities, suggesting 10°C cool air. Faint mist rises from the ground near the cooling towers. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark palette of deep navy, burnt umber, amber, and charcoal — visible thick brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from industrial lighting against absolute darkness, atmospheric depth with receding layers of power infrastructure. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib, exhaust stack, and conveyor structure. No text, no labels.