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Solar energy now cheaper than wind
Published Sun, Dec 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
THERE'S a transformation happening in global energy markets that's worth noting as 2016 comes to an end: Solar power, for the first time, is becoming the cheapest form of new electricity.
There have been isolated projects in the past where this happened: An especially competitive auction in the Middle East, for example, resulting in record-cheap solar costs.
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