Brown coal 10.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a vast complex of hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into blackness; natural gas 6.4 GW fills the centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.8 GW appears centre-right as a smaller conventional power station with rectangular boiler houses and a single wide chimney stack trailing dark smoke; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered as several medium-sized biomass CHP plants with wood-chip conveyor belts and modest stacks, positioned right of centre, their facilities warmly lit; wind onshore 2.5 GW appears as a small row of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge to the far right, their red aviation warning lights blinking faintly; wind offshore 1.8 GW is suggested by a cluster of turbine lights barely visible on the far-right horizon line; hydro 1.4 GW is depicted as a small illuminated dam spillway in the lower-right foreground. The sky is completely dark — deep black-navy with full 100% cloud cover obscuring all stars, no twilight, no sky glow whatsoever. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high 166 EUR/MWh price. Late-May vegetation — dense deciduous foliage at 15.7°C — is visible only where industrial lighting catches nearby trees. Light wind barely stirs the leaves. The entire scene is illuminated solely by artificial light: harsh sodium-yellow and white industrial lamps casting long reflections on wet-looking ground. Overhead high-voltage transmission lines recede into darkness, symbolising the large import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of deep blues, amber oranges, and sooty greys — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze and steam diffusing the artificial light, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower parabolic profile, and CCGT exhaust stack. The painting conveys the sublime scale of industrial energy against a silent, overcast spring night. No text, no labels.