Like it or not, higher interest rates hurt renewable energy developers and component producers.
As interest rates rise, the economics of renewable energy projects get worse and worse. That puts pressure on every part of the value chain, which Travis Hoium covers in-depth in this video.
*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 19, 2023. The video was published on May 22, 2023.
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