Brown coal 8.5 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into the black sky, their concrete shells lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 6.5 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT power station with tall exhaust stacks emitting thin pale vapour, turbine halls glowing with interior light; wind onshore 4.9 GW fills the centre-right as a line of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in the light breeze; biomass 4.5 GW appears in the right-centre as a medium-scale industrial plant with a woodchip storage dome, conveyor systems, and a single stack releasing faint grey exhaust; hard coal 4.1 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a second set of smaller cooling towers and a boiler house with conveyor gantries carrying coal; hydro 1.2 GW is visible in the far right as a concrete dam spillway with a small illuminated powerhouse at its base; wind offshore 0.8 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbine lights on the dark horizon. The time is 22:00 in May — the sky is completely dark, deep black to navy, no twilight glow remains, thick 97% overcast hides all stars. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and humid, reflecting the high electricity price. Spring vegetation — fresh green grass and leafy birch and beech trees — is barely visible in the pools of amber streetlight along a road in the foreground. Puddles on the road reflect the industrial lights. A high-voltage transmission pylon with sagging conductor lines crosses the mid-ground, symbolising the massive import flows. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth and moody grandeur — yet every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, CCGT stack, and pylon insulator is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.