Solar at 42.6 GW drives 13.5 GW net exports despite overcast skies, with lignite and coal providing thermal baseload.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 7%
Solar 59%
Biomass 5%
Hydro 1%
Natural gas 4%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 11%
80%
Renewable share
9.8 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
42.6 GW
Solar
71.7 GW
Total generation
+13.5 GW
Net export
88.4 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.8°C / 4 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 140.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
147
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Solar 42.6 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast fields of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels stretching across gently rolling late-September farmland with yellowing vegetation; brown coal 7.6 GW occupies the far left as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the overcast sky; hard coal 3.7 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired power station with rectangular chimneys and conveyor belts just left of centre; wind onshore 5.2 GW is represented by a scattered line of three-blade turbines with white lattice towers on distant hills behind the solar fields, blades barely turning in the near-still air; wind offshore 4.7 GW appears as a faint row of turbines on a hazy horizon suggesting the North Sea coast; natural gas 3.1 GW is a compact modern CCGT plant with a single tall exhaust stack emitting thin heat haze, positioned between the coal plants and the solar arrays; biomass 3.9 GW appears as a modest wood-clad industrial facility with a short smokestack and stacked timber nearby; hydro 1.0 GW is a small concrete dam with a thin waterfall visible in a valley in the far background. The sky is entirely overcast with a flat, heavy, warm-toned blanket of clouds at full midday brightness — no direct sun visible but diffuse light illuminating everything evenly, casting soft shadows. The air feels slightly oppressive and humid, reflecting the high electricity price. Temperature is a mild 21.8°C with green-to-gold transitional autumn foliage on scattered deciduous trees. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich saturated colour, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, every panel frame, every cooling tower's hyperbolic curve and concrete texture. The composition conveys industrial grandeur within a natural landscape, a masterwork painting of the energy transition. No text, no labels.