Brown coal 11.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into heavy cloud; natural gas 7.5 GW fills the centre-left as a row of compact CCGT power blocks with tall single exhaust stacks emitting thinner plumes; hard coal 5.5 GW appears centre-right as a gritty coal-fired plant with conveyor belts and a large smokestack; wind onshore 6.1 GW occupies the right side as a line of three-blade turbines on lattice towers along a low ridge, rotors turning slowly; wind offshore 3.7 GW is suggested by distant turbines visible on a grey sea at the far right horizon; biomass 3.9 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fed plant with a domed storage silo near the coal station; hydro 1.1 GW is a small run-of-river weir with cascading water in the foreground stream. No solar panels anywhere — zero solar output. Pre-dawn lighting: the sky is deep blue-grey with the faintest pale glow at the eastern horizon, no direct sunlight, 94% overcast with low stratus clouds pressing down oppressively. The atmosphere is thick, heavy, almost suffocating — reflecting the extreme 237 EUR/MWh price. Temperature 13.9°C early autumn: trees show first hints of yellowing leaves, dew on grass, mist clinging to the river valley. Sodium-orange streetlights and industrial facility lighting cast warm pools of artificial light on wet surfaces. The cooling tower steam merges with the low clouds. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, dark palette of Prussian blue, raw umber, and ochre, visible impasto brushwork, dramatic atmospheric depth reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich meets industrial sublime. Meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower shell, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.