Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The strongest institutional evidence comes from the IEA, which states that utility-scale solar is 'the cheapest source of electricity generation in most parts of the world,' and from IRENA, which found that solar PV's global weighted average LCOE of $0.043/kWh in 2024 was 41% cheaper than the least-cost fossil fuel alternative. The claim is well-supported for the world's largest markets, but no authoritative source has published a literal country-by-country count confirming solar beats coal in…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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