Climate Changed
Clean Energy Is Trouncing Oil, Gas and Coal in Trump Era
- Index of wind, solar and other companies up 20% this year
- Rally is fueled by broad mix of factors, from Nevada to China
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President Donald Trump took office vowing to revive the coal industry’s fortunes. So far, the smart money has been on clean energy.
An index of 40 publicly-traded solar companies, wind-turbine component makers and others that benefit from reduced fossil fuel consumption is up 20 percent this year. That’s more than double the S&P 500’s 9.8 percent gain. And better than the 8.3 percent rise by an index of leading coal companies.