Brown coal 12.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes; hard coal 4.1 GW appears just right of centre as two smaller industrial stacks with darker exhaust; natural gas 4.9 GW occupies the centre-right as a pair of compact CCGT plants with slender single exhaust stacks and visible heat shimmer; biomass 3.8 GW is rendered as a mid-ground cluster of rectangular biomass combustion facilities with short chimneys and modest steam; wind onshore 2.4 GW appears as a small row of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge, rotors barely turning in the calm air; wind offshore 1.0 GW is a faint line of turbines on the far horizon above a dark river estuary; hydro 1.0 GW is a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley in the far background. Time of day is early dawn at 06:00 — the sky is deep blue-grey with the faintest pale pre-dawn luminance on the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight, no visible sun disc. Cloud cover is dense at 88%, a thick oppressive blanket of stratocumulus hanging low, adding a heavy brooding atmosphere reflecting the high electricity price. The temperature is a cool 12°C early autumn; vegetation shows the first hints of yellowing leaves on birch and beech trees, grass damp with dew. The landscape is flat central German lowlands with gentle hills. Sodium-orange industrial lighting illuminates the coal plant grounds and access roads, casting warm pools of artificial light against the cold blue pre-dawn. Cooling tower steam catches the faint dawn glow and the orange industrial lights from below, creating dramatic volumetric effects. No solar panels visible anywhere. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime — rich colour palette of deep navy, slate grey, burnt orange, and ivory steam; visible confident brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of mist between foreground industry and distant turbines; meticulous engineering accuracy in every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.