Brown coal 6.7 GW dominates the left quarter of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the darkness; natural gas 7.2 GW occupies the centre-left as several compact CCGT plant blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, their facades lit by amber sodium floodlights; hard coal 3.9 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired station with a pair of rectangular boiler buildings, conveyor belts, and a single squat stack glowing faintly; wind onshore 10.1 GW spans the entire right third and extends into the far background as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, their aviation warning lights blinking red against the black sky, rotors turning slowly in light wind; wind offshore 0.7 GW is suggested by a faint row of tiny red lights on the far horizon line; biomass 4.2 GW appears as a mid-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and a modest smokestack near the centre; hydro 1.4 GW is represented by a small concrete dam structure with illuminated spillway at the far left edge. Time is 03:00 — the sky is completely black with no twilight, no glow on the horizon, only a deep navy-black canopy with sparse stars partially veiled by 59 percent cloud cover rendered as dark grey masses. Temperature is near freezing: patches of frost glisten on the ground, bare early-spring trees with only the faintest buds, dormant brown grass. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — low mist clings to the ground around the thermal plants, the air feels dense and weighted. A small German town in the mid-ground has warm amber-lit windows. High-voltage transmission pylons with bundled conductors recede into the distance, symbolising the import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich — rich dark palette of indigo, umber, ochre, and warm sodium-orange; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of mist; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.