Share of new renewable projects cheaper than fossil fuels
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Global · 2025
Share of new renewable projects cheaper than fossil fuels worldwide was about 91% in 2025 (GWEC).
Share of new renewable projects cheaper than fossil fuels: every country and year, and how it is measured
- Publisher
- GWEC
- Authority tier
- T2 Official
- Locator
- 4. Wind Lowers Energy Costs for the Long-term
- Retrieved
- 16 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), some 91% of new renewable projects are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives3.
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APA
Global Wind Energy Council. (2025). Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BSYX2BRWKRPACVWHX56B65QCVX
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- Global Wind Energy Council. "Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind." 2025, https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BSYX2BRWKRPACVWHX56B65QCVX.
- Chicago
- Global Wind Energy Council. "Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind." 2025. https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BSYX2BRWKRPACVWHX56B65QCVX.
- BibTeX
- @misc{gwec2025share65qcvx, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BSYX2BRWKRPACVWHX56B65QCVX}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/globalwindday-2026. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- Global Wind Energy Council · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National and industry official
- Report
- Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- 4. Wind Lowers Energy Costs for the Long-term
- Retrieved
- 16 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_BSYX2BRWKRPACVWHX56B65QCVX