Brown coal 12.2 GW dominates the left two-fifths of the scene as a vast cluster of hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into darkness; natural gas 5.5 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer; hard coal 4.1 GW appears centre-right as a large coal-fired station with rectangular boiler buildings, conveyor belts, and a tall chimney with a faint red aviation light; biomass 3.8 GW sits to the right as a mid-sized industrial plant with a rounded silo and wood-chip storage area lit by sodium-orange floodlights; onshore wind 2.4 GW occupies the far right as a small cluster of three-blade turbines on lattice towers, blades barely turning in near-still air; hydro 1.0 GW is glimpsed as a concrete dam structure in the distant right background; offshore wind 0.8 GW is suggested by tiny red blinking lights on the far horizon. TIME: 04:00 — deep night, completely black sky with no twilight glow, no moon, 78% cloud cover obscuring most stars, only scattered breaks showing deep navy. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and hazy, reflecting the high electricity price — industrial haze and steam merge into a low, brooding ceiling. Temperature 13.3°C early autumn: trees in the mid-ground show the first hints of yellowing leaves, dew glistens on dark grass. All facilities are lit by warm sodium streetlights and harsh white industrial floodlights casting long shadows. Power transmission lines with red warning lights stretch across the composition. No solar panels anywhere, no sunshine. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark colour palette of umber, ochre, deep Prussian blue, and warm sodium orange — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. The scene conveys the quiet, relentless machinery of a grid working through the small hours. No text, no labels.