Hard coal 3.9 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of large coal-fired power stations with tall chimneys trailing dark smoke into heavy clouds; brown coal 3.1 GW sits just right of centre as two massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white steam plumes; biomass 3.9 GW appears in the centre-left as a complex of timber-clad industrial buildings with moderate stacks emitting pale vapor; wind onshore 3.9 GW spans the right third of the composition as a line of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, rotors visibly turning in moderate wind; wind offshore 1.3 GW is suggested by smaller turbines on the far-right horizon emerging from a hazy coastline; natural gas 1.5 GW appears as a compact CCGT plant with a single gleaming exhaust stack near the centre; hydro 1.1 GW is rendered as a small concrete dam with water spilling into a dark river in the lower foreground. Time is 06:00 dawn in late August: the sky is deep blue-grey with the faintest pale pre-dawn glow along the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight, no sun disk visible; 99% cloud cover creates a thick, oppressive overcast ceiling pressing down on the landscape. No solar panels anywhere — the sky is too dark and overcast. The atmosphere is heavy and brooding, reflecting the high 155 EUR/MWh price. Temperature is mild at 15.6°C; late-summer vegetation is lush but muted in the dim light — dark green deciduous trees, damp meadow grass. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark colour palette dominated by slate grey, Prussian blue, umber, and touches of warm amber from facility lighting; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with industrial haze blending into low clouds; meticulous engineering detail on turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, cooling tower parabolic profiles, and CCGT exhaust geometry. Sodium-orange artificial lights glow from plant windows and perimeter fences. No text, no labels.