ABB (ABBN.Y 0.38%) is spending $1 billion to buy Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER), a major player in solar inverters. This is the latest move by a large energy company to buy into solar following Total (TTE -0.39%) and General Electric (GE 1.84%). Will we see more solar buyouts? Erin Miller sat down with Fool contributor Travis Hoium to find out.
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ABB's investment in Power-One is another bullish sign for solar.
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