Granted, that's just economics at work as both countries are net exporters - but keep in mind that France periodically has troubles when it gets too hot to use river water for efficient cooling.
The proportion of renewable energy sources in Germany has risen to 23.4%.
Source: http://www.ag-energiebilanzen.de/index.php?article_id=29&fil... (PDF)
edit: Germany has been a net exporter since 2003 - 2008 was a typo.
edit : what I just wrote is untrue, Germany is a net exporter (since 2012) but suffer from the important irregularity of solar/wind production (overproduction and underproduction happen regularly and may damage the network).
And, 46% of the electricity is coming from coal...
But that's wrong.
> Germany is a net exporter (since 2012) but suffer from the important irregularity of solar/wind production (overproduction and underproduction happen regularly and may damage the network).
That's the same with nuclear. France has lots of surplus power on weekends, in the night and on holidays. On demand peaks in summer and winter they have not enough.
> may damage the network
Peak demands like in France can also damage the network.
> And, 46% of the electricity is coming from coal...
That will shrink a lot in the coming decades.