Clean Energy Economics Reach Tipping Point as Renewables Overtake Coal
Solar PV costs halved to 10.5 cents/watt while renewables surpassed coal in global electricity generation for the first time in 2025. Clean energy is now cheaper than building new fossil plants across the global sun belt and approaching cost parity with operating existing coal and gas facilities, making the transition economically inevitable regardless of policy preferences.
The energy transition has shifted from policy-dependent to economically self-sustaining, fundamentally altering competitive dynamics across energy markets globally.
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