Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'The sun is rising on a clean energy age'

Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'The sun is rising on a clean energy age'

Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'The sun is rising on a clean energy age' Fifteen years ago, solar power was nearly four times the cost of fossil fuel alternatives.  For context, 2010 was back when the iPad was first released, Instagram was launched, and “TiK ToK” by Kesha was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  Needless to say, a lot can change in 15 years — including the affordability of solar power.  According to two new United Nations reports, renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point,” and solar power is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels. “The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a speech on July 22, as the reports were released. “We are in the dawn of a new energy era. An era where cheap, clean, abundant energy powers a world rich in economic opportunity.” “The sun is rising on a clean energy age. Just follow the money,” Guterres said frankly, pointing to the figure…