Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
Multiple authoritative sources — including the IEA, IRENA, and a 2025 UN report — confirm that utility-scale solar PV is now cheaper than coal in most major markets globally, with solar LCOE falling 80-90% per decade and now widely described as 'the cheapest electricity in history.' The qualifier 'most countries' is the sticking point: no single source provides a systematic country-by-country LCOE comparison across all ~195 nations, and solar's cost advantage is less clear in countries with low…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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