Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
Multiple authoritative institutions — the IEA, IRENA, and BNEF — directly support the core claim. The IEA's World Energy Outlook 2020 stated verbatim that 'solar PV is consistently cheaper than new coal- or gas-fired power plants in most countries,' IRENA's 2023 data showed solar LCOE was 56% below the weighted average fossil fuel alternative, and BNEF's February 2025 press release said new solar farms are 'undercutting new coal and gas plants on production cost in almost every market globally.…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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