> it's actually somewhat good that Germany is a net electricity importer rather than exporter.

Considering the enormous variability and unpredictability of the German market, this doesn't seem like a big deal. In this regard, Sweden has refused to build a new energy connection.

"We can't connect southern Sweden, which has a large deficit in electricity production, with Germany, where the electricity market today does not function efficiently," Energy Minister Ebba Busch said in a statement.

"That would risk leading to higher prices and a more unstable electricity market in Sweden," she said.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/swedish-government-s...

https://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data?market_area=DE-LU&au...