Brown coal 6.5 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 black sky, their concrete surfaces lit by amber sodium lights at their bases; hard coal 4.3 GW occupies the left-centre as a blocky power station with tall chimneys and conveyor gantries, red warning lights blinking on the stacks; natural gas 3.5 GW appears centre-right as two compact CCGT units with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh industrial floodlights; wind onshore 6.5 GW fills the right portion of the scene as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers receding into darkness along a ridgeline, their red aviation lights blinking in sequence; wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by two distant turbines barely visible on the far-right horizon; biomass 3.6 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fired plant with a domed storage silo and a single smokestack near the centre; hydro 1.0 GW is represented by a small concrete dam with spillway visible in the middle distance, lit by a single floodlight reflecting on dark water. The sky is completely black, heavy with 100% cloud cover — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow — a deep oppressive overcast ceiling pressing down on the landscape, conveying the high electricity price. The air feels warm and humid at 19.3 °C; summer vegetation — lush dark deciduous trees and tall grass — frames the foreground, barely visible in the ambient industrial light. A gentle breeze at 9.7 km/h stirs leaves and causes the turbine blades to rotate slowly. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of deep navy, burnt umber, warm amber, and cool grey, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial light sources against the engulfing darkness, atmospheric depth with haze and steam, meticulous engineering detail on every structure. No text, no labels.