Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The best available evidence — from IRENA, IEA, BNEF, and a 2025 University of Surrey study — shows that utility-scale solar LCOE has fallen roughly 80–90% over the past decade to around $0.04/kWh globally, and that new solar is cheaper than new coal in most major economies and most regions. The IEA confirmed in 2021 that solar is 'the cheapest electricity in history' in most major countries, and reporting through 2025–2026 consistently describes solar as cheaper than coal 'in almost every part…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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