Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The weight of evidence from authoritative sources — IEA, IRENA, BNEF, peer-reviewed research, and a 2025 UN report — supports that new utility-scale solar has a lower LCOE than new coal in most major markets as of 2025-2026. The IEA confirmed solar as 'cheapest electricity in history' in 2021, and cost gaps have widened since. The main qualifier is that LCOE comparisons favor solar most strongly for new builds in sunny regions; in countries with heavily subsidized coal, cheap domestic coal supp…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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