Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The weight of authoritative primary-source evidence — from IEA, IRENA, and BNEF — supports the core claim. IEA's World Energy Outlook 2020 explicitly stated that 'solar PV is now the cheapest source of electricity in most countries,' and IRENA's 2024 data shows a global average solar LCOE of $0.043/kWh against coal's $0.073/kWh. The key qualification is that nearly all major institutional comparisons refer to new-build solar vs. new-build coal, not solar vs. the operating costs of already-runni…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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