Articles and References

There is an increasing number of articles and studies that demonstrate, explain and substantiate the trend of lower prices for renewable energy resources. On this page, we have links to several of these articles. We will add resources as they become available. Some articles are behind paywalls.

 

Record Low Prices for Clean Energy Resources: Recent Reference Cases

Renewables ‘have won the race’ against coal and are starting to beat natural gas

Think Progress, March 29, 2019

Majority of coal plants are uneconomic to nearby wind, solar, report finds

Utility Dive, March 25, 2019

New PPA In Arizona Locks in Lowest Solar Prices In US as Demise Of Navajo Station Looms

Clean Technica, June 11, 2018

Western Electric Co-ops Increasingly Able to Deliver Savings by Integrating Renewable Energy

Rocky Mountain Institute, August 23, 2018

The Shifting Winds of Near-Term Renewable Energy Demand Drivers

Utility Dive, April 17, 2018

Energy Costs: Renewables Close in on Fossil Fuels, Challenging on Price

USA Today, April 4, 2018

Renewable Energy will be Consistently Cheaper than Fossil Fuels by 2020, Report Says

Forbes Magazine, January 13, 2018

Xcel Attracts ‘Unprecedented’ Low Prices for Solar and Wind Paired with Storage

GreenTech Media, Jan 8, 2018

Lazard’s 2017 Forecast for Levelized Energy Costs: Actual 2018 Bids Dip Well Below Forecasts

Lazard 11th Annual Levelized Cost of Energy Forecast, November 2, 2017

Tucson Electric gets Solar + Storage for 4.5 cents/kWh?

Utility Dive, May 30, 2017