Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Partly True (68% confidence)
The claim holds firmly for the world's major economies and on a global average LCOE basis — the IEA, IRENA, and University of Surrey research all confirm utility-scale solar is cheaper than new coal in most large markets. But 'most countries' in a strict count-of-nations sense is harder to verify: the LCOE advantage is well-documented for large economies (U.S., China, India, EU, Australia), while smaller developing nations with entrenched coal infrastructure, cheaper local coal, and higher sola…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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