Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The best available institutional evidence strongly supports this claim. The IEA stated in its World Energy Outlook 2020 that 'solar PV is consistently cheaper than new coal- or gas-fired power plants in most countries,' and IRENA's 2025 data shows solar PV was 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative on a global weighted average in 2024, with 91% of newly commissioned utility-scale renewable capacity beating fossil fuel costs. The main qualification is that the strongest exact '…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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