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as of about 2018, solar is cheaper than coal. natural gas is only cheaper because it's a byproduct of oil production. solar is still dropping in price due to technology improvements, and will beat natural gas within the next year or two.

Coal mines have been shuttering - there's a feedback loop here, low demand will reduce the supply, low supply increases the cost, high cost reduces the demand.



Is solar cheaper than coal when excluding subsidies and including storage?


yes, excluding subsidies. Excluding storage - not yet, or at least, not everywhere. But the cost of storage is falling rapidly, too.




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