Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The best available institutional data — IRENA's July 2025 report covering 2024 costs — shows new utility-scale solar PV had a global weighted average LCOE of $0.043/kWh, which was 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost new fossil fuel alternative on average. A 2023 peer-reviewed Nature Communications paper found solar cheaper than coal in nearly all major countries already, with only Japan reaching parity around 2025, and projected solar as the lowest-cost option across most of the world by 2030. The…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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