Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The claim is strongly supported by major institutional sources. The IEA's World Energy Outlook 2020 stated directly that 'solar PV is consistently cheaper than new coal- or gas-fired power plants in most countries,' and IRENA's 2024 cost report found utility-scale solar averaged 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative globally. The main qualifications are that the 'most countries' framing comes most explicitly from 2020 IEA data, that the comparison applies specifically to new-…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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