Solar electricity generation is overtaking nuclear worldwide
Original title: 'It's offensively cheap': Solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear
Ember data shows solar narrowly surpassed nuclear generation in 2025 and is expected to exceed it in 2026.
A BBC report says solar is set to reach about 10 percent of global electricity in 2026 and surpass nuclear, after about 1 percent a decade earlier. Ember figures cited in the piece show solar narrowly ahead of nuclear in 2025. Analysts attribute growth to cheap panels, batteries, and household adoption in several countries.
- In 2025 solar met three-quarters of growth in global electricity demand, the report says.
- Panel prices fell sharply in 2023-24, according to Ember co-founder Dave Jones.
- Australia has rooftop solar on over four million homes.
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From the original article
5 min read at bbc.com
After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here. The world's solar power is crossing a threshold.
By geox · bbc.com
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