In this article, we are going to discuss the 10 best clean energy stocks to buy according to billionaires.
The current overall bearish trend has also dealt a massive blow to the energy sector, which fell by more than 15.7% over the last five days, against a decline of less than 10% by the overall market. This is despite the fact that energy commodities were exempted from President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs – a clear tactic to keep energy inflation in check and in-line with his broader aim to keep energy prices low. The biggest reason for this is the prevailing anxiety about what these tariffs will do to economic growth and, hence, the power demand. The decline in energy stocks also indicates that the market is not expecting any reindustrialization of America to happen in the near term, which appears to be the President’s key aim behind his upending of the entire global trade system.
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That said, the global renewable energy industry is growing at a record pace as the world moves ahead with its energy transition to mitigate the impacts of climate change. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, the global renewable power capacity reached 4,448 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, with an addition of 585 GW just last year. This represented a 92.5% share of the total capacity expansion during the year and marked a record 15.1% rate of annual growth.
The American clean energy sector has kept up with this explosive growth and brought online 48.2 GW of capacity from utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage in 2024, according to research organization Cleanview. Renewables are set to continue this momentum, and the US Energy Information Administration expects the share of new power capacity to come online this year from renewables and batteries to jump to 93%.
One sector that has particularly garnered accelerated investor interest over the last year is nuclear energy. The International Energy Agency recently revealed that nuclear is set to generate a record level of electricity in 2025. Moreover, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston last month, several major corporations even signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world’s nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
Another sector that has performed exceptionally well is that of energy storage, which set a new record with 12.3 GW of installations across all segments in the US last year. According to the American Clean Power Association, the industry is on a path to surpass 100 GW of grid-scale storage deployed by 2030. However, the country’s rapidly expanding sector now faces a serious threat since over 90% of lithium-ion energy storage cells deployed in the US storage market last year originated from China, according to Rho Motion, a data research company.
Despite the Trump administration’s best efforts to hamper its growth, the clean energy sector continues to be backed up by an increasing number of hedge funds and billionaires. A great example is how Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has invested over $40 billion in wind, solar, and hydroelectric projects and operates one of the largest renewable energy portfolios in America.
With that said, here are the Best Clean Energy Stocks to Invest in.
Our Methodology
To collect data for this article, we scanned Insider Monkey’s database of billionaires’ stock holdings and picked the top 10 companies operating in the renewable energy sector with the highest number of billionaire investors in the Insider Monkey database in Q4 of 2024. When two or more companies had the same number of billionaires backing them, we ranked them by the revenue of their last financial year. Following are the Best Clean Energy Stocks According to Billionaires.
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10. Brookfield Renewable Corporation (NYSE:BEPC)
Number of Billionaire Investors: 6
Brookfield Renewable Corporation (NYSE:BEPC) is one of the world’s largest owners, operators and developers of renewable power, with $52 billion of power assets under management. Its diversified portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed energy and sustainable solutions across five continents.
Brookfield Renewable Corporation (NYSE:BEPC) delivered an EPS of -$0.06 in Q4 2024, beating market estimates by $0.33. However, the company’s revenue of $1.43 billion fell short of expectations by $21.1 million, despite being up by 8.24% YoY. BEPC also reported 10% FFO per unit growth in 2024 and expects to maintain this growth rate for years to come. Brookfield currently boasts an annual dividend yield of 5.85% and aims to continue increasing its high-yielding dividend at a 5% to 9% annual rate.
Brookfield Renewable Corporation (NYSE:BEPC) has a massive backlog of development projects around the globe and ended the year with an eye-watering 200 GW of projects under development, including 65 GW in its advanced-stage pipeline. The company also signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Microsoft last year to deliver over 10.5 GW of new renewable energy capacity between 2026 and 2030 to the tech giant in the US and Europe.
9. Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ)
Number of Billionaire Investors: 7
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. Based in China, the company has a total polysilicon nameplate capacity of 305,000 metric tons and is one of the world’s lowest-cost producers of high-purity polysilicon.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) beat forecasts in Q4 2024 as its adjusted EPS of -$2.56 was above market estimates by $0.99. The company’s revenue of $195.36 million, though down by over 59% YoY, also topped expectations by $41.82 million. Moreover, DQ reached an annual polysilicon productive volume of 205,068 metric tons in 2024, meeting its guidance of 200,000 metric tons to 210,000 metric tons and up 3.7% compared to 2023. Despite the losses, the firm maintained strong liquidity and ended 2024 with a balance of quick assets of $2.2 billion, which can be readily converted to cash if required.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) is one of the most efficient polysilicon producers in the world, having achieved its cost advantages through innovation and disciplined management. This positions the company to capitalize on the next cyclical upswing, as supply diminishes due to the consolidation in the market while the global demand for polysilicon grows at a projected 12.8% annually.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) is included among the 10 Best Solar Stocks to Buy in 2025.
