Brown coal 11.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 7.3 GW fills the centre-left as two modern CCGT plants with tall slender exhaust stacks venting thin heat haze, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 5.1 GW appears centre-right as a single large coal-fired station with a tall chimney stack and conveyor belts leading to coal bunkers, all under harsh artificial lighting; wind onshore 5.6 GW is rendered as a row of five three-blade turbines on a distant ridge to the far right, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness; wind offshore 3.2 GW appears as a faint cluster of smaller turbine silhouettes on a far horizon line suggesting a North Sea coastline; biomass 3.8 GW is a medium-sized industrial facility with a corrugated-metal façade and a single smokestack with warm amber exhaust, positioned between the gas and coal plants; hydro 1.2 GW is a small concrete dam structure with illuminated spillway at the far right edge. The sky is completely black with 100% cloud cover — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow whatsoever, only a uniform deep charcoal-black overcast pressing down oppressively. The atmosphere is heavy and humid, befitting 13.6°C early autumn with dew visible on metal surfaces. All light in the scene comes from sodium-orange and white industrial floodlights, glowing control-room windows, and red warning beacons, casting long reflections on wet ground. Vegetation is late-summer green beginning to show faint hints of early autumn yellowing. The overall mood is oppressive and weighty, reflecting the high electricity price. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the industrial light sources and the enveloping darkness, atmospheric depth with haze and steam diffusing the artificial light, meticulous engineering accuracy in every cooling tower rib, turbine nacelle, and lattice pylon. No text, no labels.