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.
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Average grid price of solar photovoltaic energy in the European Union (EU-28) in 2019, by select country
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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 June 28, 2025, 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 June 28, 2025. 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: June 28, 2025. 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 June 28, 2025)
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/
