Even after the nuclear phase-out, electricity is still flowing, and it has not become significantly more expensive. However, this is no reason to sit back.
The challenge to system stability is not a "dark doldrums" Rather, it is the inadequate expansion of the grid, which leads to high consumption in the south, and to a great deal of renewable generation in the north. According to the Association of Bavarian Energy and Water Management, Bavaria can become climate-neutral by 2040.