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Solar nearly level with wind and out-competing fossil fuels in developing countries - BNEF

December 15, 2016
Driven by steep cost declines in PV equipment, solar is now almost on a par with wind energy and will soon become the cheapest form of energy in developing nations, according to the Climatescope 2016 report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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