Cardwell writes: "For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning."

A wind farm in Weatherford, Oklahoma. (photo: Paul Hellstern/NYT)

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In Some Markets, Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Coal or Gas

By Diane Cardwell, The New York Times

24 November 14

or the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas.

That day appears to be dawning.

The cost of providing electricity from wind and solar power plants has plummeted over the last five years, so much so that in some markets renewable generation is now cheaper than coal or natural gas.