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the truth is we will use renewable energy. Presently we have to increased energy storage and management, but we made a lot of progress. Germany, produces now more energy by wind and solar than by nuclear power. https://www.energy-charts.de/p...

And they are starting to switch off coal plants as well.

Your statement is true for 2013 http://www.renewablesinternati...
Even though Germany is also a big energy exporter, especially to France in summer when the nuclear plants cannot be run at peak levels and in winter when all the French use their electric heating. However that changes over they year. Here is a more concise source of information on the subject:

https://www.energy-charts.de/e...

Or maybe Germany is awesome at propaganda. They import 2/3 of their energy (including nuclear energy from France and Czech Republic).

Funny thing: they export far more electricity than they import. https://www.energy-charts.de/exchange.htm. In fact, they export more than France and Czech Republic combined.