Brown coal and gas anchor a cold September morning as modest wind and early solar leave Germany importing 5.9 GW.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 12%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 26%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 23%
54%
Renewable share
6.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
11.1 GW
Solar
42.3 GW
Total generation
5.9 GW
Net import
191.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
3.9°C / 11 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
0.0% / 3.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
323
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the cold air; solar 11.1 GW occupies the centre-left as extensive rows of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon PV panels stretching across flat farmland, catching low-angle morning light; natural gas 6.2 GW appears centre-right as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat haze; wind onshore 5.3 GW is rendered as a cluster of three-blade turbines with white lattice towers on gentle hills in the right third, blades turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 1.1 GW is visible as a distant line of turbines on the far-right horizon; hard coal 3.4 GW appears as a smaller traditional coal plant with a single large chimney behind the gas units; biomass 4.4 GW is depicted as a mid-sized wood-chip plant with a modest stack and stored timber beside it, positioned between the coal and gas facilities; hydro 0.9 GW is a small run-of-river weir with a powerhouse visible near a stream in the foreground. The sky is completely clear with zero cloud cover, early morning light casting long golden-orange shadows from the east, sun low on the horizon with a pale blue sky overhead but a warm amber band near the horizon. The landscape is late September in central Germany — grass fading to brown, deciduous trees showing early autumn yellows and oranges, a thin frost on the ground reflecting the 3.9 °C temperature. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, with a faint industrial haze hanging over the thermal plants suggesting high electricity prices and strained supply. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, saturated colour palette, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro lighting, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, panel frame, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.