Brown coal 7.8 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the dark sky; natural gas 7.9 GW occupies the centre-left as compact CCGT power plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind onshore 4.7 GW appears in the centre-right as a scattered line of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly in light 6 km/h breeze; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered in the right-centre as a medium-sized industrial facility with a wood-chip silo and a single smokestack with a faint warm glow; hydro 1.8 GW appears at the far right as a concrete dam with illuminated spillway; hard coal 1.7 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a smaller conventional plant with a single tall chimney and coal conveyors. The time is 22:00 on a June night — the sky is completely dark, deep navy-black, no twilight glow whatsoever, with scattered clouds at 54% cover partially obscuring faint stars. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the very high electricity price — a hazy, muggy quality hangs over the industrial landscape. Mild summer temperature of 19.5°C is suggested by lush dark-green deciduous foliage barely visible at the edges. The foreground shows a broad German river reflecting the orange-sodium glow of the power stations, with high-voltage transmission towers and sagging power lines stretching toward the horizon, symbolising the massive import flows. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of amber, coal-black, navy and burnt sienna, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.