Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The IEA stated directly in its World Energy Outlook 2020 that solar PV is 'consistently cheaper than new coal- or gas-fired power plants in most countries,' and IRENA's 2024 data shows utility-scale solar PV averaging USD 0.043/kWh — 41% below the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternatives. The core claim holds up well on a new-build, plant-level LCOE basis. The main qualification is that 'cheaper' here means levelized cost of new capacity, not whole-system or short-run market price; authoritative so…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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