On average, new solar costs less than new coal plants in Europe. In Germany, the average grid price of solar photovoltaics (PV) reached about 51 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour in 2019, compared to 26 U.S. dollars in Spain.
Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country
(in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
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Carbon Tracker. (March 12, 2020). Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/
Carbon Tracker. "Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/
Carbon Tracker. (2020). Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/
Carbon Tracker. "Average Grid Price of Solar Photovoltaic Energy in The European Union (Eu-28) in 2019, by Select Country (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/
Carbon Tracker, Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], Carbon Tracker, March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110938/eu-countries-solar-power-price/
