Fact-check: “Solar power is now cheaper than coal in most countries”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
The broad direction of the claim is well-supported: IRENA, the IEA, and multiple research bodies document that new utility-scale solar has fallen below the cost of new coal-fired generation in most major markets, with solar LCOE dropping 80-90% per decade and sitting around $0.04/kWh or below globally. The qualifier 'most countries' holds when comparing new solar against new coal, but the picture gets more complicated for existing (already-paid-off) coal plants in coal-rich countries like China…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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