Fossil-fuel costs avoided by renewables

Estimated monetary value of fossil-fuel costs avoided due to the deployment of renewable power generation.

Unit billion USD Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2025
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Fossil-fuel costs avoided by renewables

Global, 2025

1 observation
480 billion USD Global · 2025 · IRENA · full record
Source: IRENA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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1 record · 1 region · 2025

Fossil-fuel costs avoided by renewables: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2025 480 billion USD IRENA · 31 Dec 2025 estimate

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Renewable power generation costs in 2025 IRENA 1

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