Brown coal 8.4 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers belching thick white steam plumes, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.6 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT power plants with tall slender exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour trails, their turbine halls glowing with interior light; hard coal 3.8 GW appears centre-right as a blocky industrial complex with conveyor belts and a single large smokestack; wind onshore 7.3 GW spans the right third as a row of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers turning slowly in light breeze, their red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 2.3 GW is suggested by distant turbines on the far-right horizon over a dark body of water; biomass 4.5 GW appears as a medium-sized wood-chip-fed plant with a modest chimney near the coal complex; hydro 1.5 GW is a small dam structure with spillway visible in the middle distance; solar 0.7 GW is represented by a small darkened array of crystalline silicon panels barely visible in the foreground, completely unlit and inactive. TIME: 20:00 in May, full nighttime — the sky is deep navy-black with no twilight glow, a few stars faintly visible through 18% cloud cover. The landscape is a rolling central German terrain with fresh green spring foliage on trees and grass, temperature around 11°C suggested by figures in light jackets. ATMOSPHERE: oppressive and heavy, reflecting the 153 EUR/MWh price — low haze hangs around the industrial facilities, steam and exhaust create a dense layered atmosphere. All structures are lit by harsh sodium-orange and industrial white floodlights against the dark sky. Transmission line pylons stretch into the distance, symbolising the massive import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of navy, amber, ochre, and warm industrial orange, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, atmospheric depth with haze and steam receding into darkness, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.