Brown coal and gas dominate a wind-poor, import-dependent autumn night at elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 6%
Wind offshore 5%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 26%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 36%
27%
Renewable share
3.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
30.5 GW
Total generation
6.5 GW
Net import
166.1 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.9°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
504
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 11.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive complex of hyperbolic cooling towers with thick steam plumes rising into darkness; natural gas 8.0 GW fills the center-left as a bank of compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks emitting pale flue gas, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lighting; hard coal 3.2 GW appears center-right as a smaller coal plant with conveyor belts and a single rectangular chimney; biomass 3.9 GW occupies the right-center as a cluster of mid-sized biomass combustion facilities with wood-chip silos and modest stacks; wind onshore 2.0 GW and wind offshore 1.5 GW appear in the far right background as a sparse row of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their rotors nearly still in the calm air, with faint red aviation warning lights blinking; hydro 0.9 GW is suggested by a small dam structure in the far distance. The sky is completely black and overcast at 4 AM, no stars visible, no twilight glow, 100% cloud cover forming a low oppressive ceiling reflecting the amber and orange glow of the industrial facilities below. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, suggesting high electricity prices. The landscape is flat central German terrain with sparse autumn vegetation — bare branches, brown and rust-colored leaves on the ground, temperature near 9°C suggesting faint mist curling along the ground. Sodium streetlights cast pools of orange along an access road. Transmission towers with high-voltage lines recede into the murky distance. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep color palette of blacks, dark blues, ambers, and furnace oranges; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.