Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The claim is well-supported by multiple authoritative intergovernmental sources, including the IEA and IRENA, which document that utility-scale solar PV is now cheaper than new coal plants in most countries and 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternatives on a global weighted average as of 2024. The main qualifications are that (1) the 'most countries' framing comes most explicitly from a 2020 IEA statement scoped to new-build comparisons, and (2) the cost advantage does not unifor…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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