Winds of change as solar becomes world’s cheapest form of energy

Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess

Solar power is set to become the world's cheapest form of energy according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

The ‘Climatescope’ report highlights that unsubsidised solar is beginning to be a more viable market option than coal and natural gas on a larger scale and that new solar projects in emerging markets are costing less to build than wind projects. The basis of the report is a study that shows the average cost of new…

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