Brown coal 9.6 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the black sky; natural gas 6.3 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer; wind onshore 5.3 GW spans the centre as a row of large three-blade turbines on lattice towers with blades turning slowly; biomass 4.5 GW appears centre-right as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip conveyor and a single smokestack releasing thin grey exhaust; hard coal 4.3 GW sits to the right as a traditional coal-fired station with a large rectangular boiler house and twin stacks; wind offshore 2.6 GW is suggested in the far right background as distant turbines silhouetted against the dark horizon; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small concrete dam with a reservoir in the right foreground; solar 0.9 GW is represented only by a small dark array of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels, unlit, receiving no sunlight. Time is 20:00 in May—the sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight remains, no sky glow; 100% cloud cover means no stars, no moon visible. All structures are illuminated only by warm sodium-orange industrial floodlights, glowing control-room windows, and the faint red aviation warning lights atop cooling towers and turbine nacelles. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and hazy—reflecting the 180.9 EUR/MWh price—with low-hanging clouds trapping the industrial steam close to the ground. Temperature is mild at 14.7°C; spring vegetation is lush green but barely visible in the artificial light, with fresh leaves on scattered birch and linden trees. Moderate wind at 12 km/h animates the steam plumes and turbine blades. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich, deep colour palette of burnt umber, Prussian blue, and cadmium orange; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layered industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower profile, and smokestack. The composition evokes Caspar David Friedrich's sublime darkness married to industrial realism. No text, no labels.