Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The documented record from IRENA, IEA, BloombergNEF, and recent peer-reviewed research consistently shows that utility-scale solar LCOE has fallen below coal in a large majority of countries and regions — IEA confirmed solar as 'the cheapest electricity in history' in 2021, and subsequent data show further declines to roughly $0.04/kWh globally by 2025-2026. The claim earns 'Mostly True' rather than 'True' because LCOE comparisons exclude critical system costs like storage and grid integration,…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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