Natural gas 4.8 GW dominates the centre-left as a cluster of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting pale vapour; brown coal 4.3 GW occupies the left as two massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white steam plumes rising into darkness; biomass 4.0 GW appears centre-right as a large wood-fired industrial plant with a glowing furnace visible through open grates and a modest stack; onshore wind 3.9 GW spans the right third as a row of tall three-blade turbines with nacelles barely turning in light breeze, their red aviation warning lights blinking; hard coal 3.1 GW sits behind the brown coal as a rectangular power station with conveyor belts and a pair of chimneys; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a concrete dam structure in the far right background with illuminated spillways; offshore wind 0.7 GW is suggested by distant turbines on a dark horizon line at far right. The scene is set at 2 AM in central Germany — the sky is completely black with no twilight or glow, only a deep navy-black canopy with faint stars partially veiled by 58% cloud cover. All illumination is artificial: sodium-orange streetlights lining an access road, harsh white floodlights on the industrial facilities, glowing control room windows. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, conveying high electricity prices — low haze clings to the ground, steam plumes are dense and voluminous, the air feels thick. Late-May vegetation: lush green grass and leafy deciduous trees visible only where floodlights reach, otherwise dark silhouettes. Temperature is mild at 13.6°C — no frost, slight dampness on metal surfaces. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of blacks, dark blues, warm oranges and industrial whites, visible expressive brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of steam and haze receding into darkness. Each technology rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy: turbine nacelles with three-blade rotors on lattice-free tubular towers, lignite hyperbolic cooling towers with correct parabolic profiles, CCGT stacks with heat-recovery housings. The painting evokes a masterwork industrial nocturne — dramatic chiaroscuro between artificial light and enveloping night. No text, no labels.