When the weather is nice... See these graphs: https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/news/news-2016/germanys-electricity-exports-surplus-brings-record-revenue-of-ove

When the weather is nice... See these graphs: https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/news/news-2016/germanys-electricity-exports-surplus-brings-record-revenue-of-over-two-billion-euros https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/news/news-2016/germanys-ele... Why would Germany sell electricity to the Netherlands but buy it from France? Because, when the weather is bad, Germany can't produce enough to cover its own needs. So Germany is still involved in nuclear power.