Brookfield Finds Solar ‘Entry Point’ After SunEdison's Collapse
- Operates 10,700 megawatts of clean power with almost no solar
- Small hydropower plants make up bulk of Brookfield portfolio
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Brookfield Asset Management Inc., one of the biggest owners of hydropower, is about to make its first major move into solar power.
Canada’s largest alternative asset manager has about 10,700 megawatts of clean-energy plants around the world, including 217 hydropower sites -- and just a half-megawatt of solar power that’s enough to power 82 U.S. homes.