Brown coal 11.6 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 into the night sky, lit from below by sodium-orange industrial floodlights; wind onshore 12.6 GW occupies the right third as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across dark rolling hills, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; wind offshore 6.3 GW is suggested in the far-right background as a row of turbines on the horizon above a faintly visible North Sea coastline; natural gas 4.1 GW appears centre-right as two compact CCGT plants with tall single exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer, illuminated by white security lighting; hard coal 2.9 GW sits centre-left as a smaller coal plant with a single large smokestack and conveyor belt infrastructure, glowing under amber lights; biomass 4.4 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial biogas facility with cylindrical digesters and a small steam plume, warmly lit; hydro 1.1 GW appears as a small dam structure in the lower centre with water cascading, caught by a single floodlight. The sky is completely dark — deep navy-black, no twilight, no sunset glow — it is 20:00 in September. A 69% cloud cover creates a brooding, heavy overcast ceiling faintly reflecting the orange industrial glow from below. The atmosphere feels oppressive and weighty, reflecting the 195 EUR/MWh price. Moderate wind animates the turbine blades and bends the mid-autumn grass and thinning deciduous trees at 15.7°C. Transmission towers with high-voltage lines recede into the distance, symbolizing the cross-border import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich dark colour palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and coal-smoke greys, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro from artificial light sources against the black sky, atmospheric depth through layered mist and steam, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.