We recently published a list of the 10 Best Clean Energy Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires. In this article, we are going to take a look at where NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) stands against other top clean energy stocks 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.
A wind turbine, its blades spinning to generate clean renewable energy.
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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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE)
Number of Billionaire Holders: 17
Topping our list of the Best Clean Energy Stocks to Invest in is NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE), the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a global leader in battery storage. It is also the owner of the Florida Power & Light Company – America’s largest electric utility, which benefits greatly from Florida’s famous sunshine and growing population.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) had a mixed Q4 2024 as its adjusted EPS of $0.53 was in-line with market expectations. However, the company’s revenue of $5.39 billion was down 21.7% YoY and missed estimates by a significant $2.53 billion. NEE managed to increase its FY 2024 adjusted EPS by over 8% compared to the previous year, and since 2021, the company has delivered compound annual growth and adjusted EPS of over 10%, which is the highest among all top 10 power companies. NextEra continues its focus on expansion and has announced plans to invest roughly $120 billion across the US in the next four years, allowing it to grow its combined fleet to roughly 121 gigawatts.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) grew its cash flow from operations by more than 17% in FY 2024 and raised its quarterly dividend by 14% to $0.5665 per share in February. This move marked 29 consecutive years of consistent dividend growth for NEE, placing it among the 15 Best Dividend Aristocrat Stocks with Over 3% Yield.
Overall, NEE ranks 1st on our list of the best clean energy stocks to buy according to billionaires. While we acknowledge the potential of renewable energy stocks , our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NEE but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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