Brown coal and wind dominate overnight generation as Germany imports 4.3 GW under elevated prices.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 23%
Wind offshore 11%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 16%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 28%
46%
Renewable share
13.6 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
39.9 GW
Total generation
4.3 GW
Net import
151.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.2°C / 3 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
383
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 11.1 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into a black sky; wind onshore 9.3 GW occupies the centre-right as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills, their red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 4.3 GW appears in the far right distance over a dark sea, a cluster of turbines with lit nacelles; natural gas 6.3 GW sits centre-left as a compact CCGT facility with twin exhaust stacks and a single smaller cooling tower, warm amber light spilling from its turbine hall; hard coal 4.1 GW appears just behind the gas plant as a coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor infrastructure, lit by sodium floodlights; biomass 3.9 GW is rendered as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip storage dome and a modest stack, warmly lit from within; hydro 0.9 GW appears as a small concrete dam structure in the lower right foreground with a faintly illuminated spillway. The sky is completely dark, deep black with full 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight, no sky glow — only the orange-sodium glow of industrial lighting reflecting off the low overcast ceiling creating an oppressive heavy atmosphere. October vegetation: bare-branched deciduous trees, dull brown-green grass, damp ground. Light ground mist drifts between the turbine towers. The mood is brooding and weighty, reflecting the high electricity price. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich dark colour palette of blacks, deep navy, burnt umber, and industrial amber; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.