Brown coal, onshore wind, and natural gas dominate a tight nighttime grid driving prices near 199 EUR/MWh.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 34%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 25%
48%
Renewable share
16.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
44.6 GW
Total generation
4.4 GW
Net import
198.9 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.9°C / 9 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
6.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
356
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 11.3 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 lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 8.6 GW occupies the centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze; onshore wind 15.0 GW spans the entire right half and background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, rotors turning steadily; hard coal 3.2 GW appears as a smaller coal-fired station with a single stack and conveyor belts behind the gas plants; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered as a wood-chip burning facility with a modest chimney and warm amber glow from its furnace doors; offshore wind 1.2 GW is suggested by a distant cluster of turbines barely visible on a dark horizon line; hydro 0.9 GW appears as a small dam structure with faintly illuminated spillway at far right. The sky is completely black to deep navy, no twilight, no sky glow — a true 22:00 October night with a few cold stars visible through 6% cloud cover. The ground shows sparse autumn vegetation — bare-branched trees, brown grass, fallen leaves — under a temperature near 8°C. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price: a faint industrial haze hangs over the scene, sodium streetlights cast pools of amber on wet roads. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich dark palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and coal-black shadows — with visible, confident brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting from industrial sources only, and meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.