Why First Solar, Sunnova Energy, and Plug Power Stocks All Crashed Today

The U.S. voted to return Donald Trump to the White House Tuesday night, and the effects are making themselves felt across the stock market Wednesday morning. While not all votes have yet been tabulated, early Wednesday morning it's looking entirely likely that not only did Republicans win the popular vote and the Electoral College (with potentially as many as 312 electoral votes), but they now control a majority in the Senate, and potentially in the House of Representatives as well. So what does this mean for renewable energy stocks?Nothing good, it seems, according to investors. As of 9:50 a.m. ET, shares of solar panel producer First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) are down 18.9%, while solar power provider Sunnova Energy International (NYSE: NOVA) crashed a staggering 43%. Liquid hydrogen producer and hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) is suffering as well -- off 19.8% at last report.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool