Clean Energy Costs Hit Inflection Point as Economics Trump Politics
Solar photovoltaic costs have halved to 10.5 cents/watt since 2023, with renewables now cheaper than building new fossil plants across global markets and approaching cost parity with operating existing coal and gas facilities. This economic reality is driving deployment even in policy-hostile environments, with renewables overtaking coal in global electricity generation for the first time.
The transition has reached economic inevitability where market forces override policy resistance, making clean energy adoption a competitiveness issue rather than just an environmental one.
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renewable economics
energy transition
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