Skip to main content
Official Logo of Columbia Business School
Academics
  • Visit Academics
  • Degree Programs
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Campus Life
  • Career Management
Faculty & Research
  • Visit Faculty & Research
  • Academic Divisions
  • Search the Directory
  • Research
  • Faculty Resources
  • Teaching Excellence
Executive Education
  • Visit Executive Education
  • For Organizations
  • For Individuals
  • Program Finder
  • Online Programs
  • Certificates
About Us
  • Visit About Us
  • CBS Directory
  • Events Calendar
  • Leadership
  • Our History
  • The CBS Experience
  • Newsroom
Alumni
  • Visit Alumni
  • Update Your Information
  • Lifetime Network
  • Alumni Benefits
  • Alumni Career Management
  • Women's Circle
  • Alumni Clubs
Insights
  • Visit Insights
  • Digital Future
  • Climate
  • Business & Society
  • Entrepreneurship
  • 21st Century Finance
  • Magazine

Wind and Solar Producer Tops Exxon as Most Valuable U.S. Energy Company

Date Published
October 6, 2020
Section
In the Media
Areas of Expertise
Climate
Categories
In the Media, Social Enterprise News
From:
CBS In the News

In a significant shift within the U.S. energy landscape, renewable energy giant NextEra Energy has surpassed ExxonMobil in market value, a development marking investor confidence in clean energy's future. Despite Exxon's higher revenue, NextEra’s wind and solar operations have driven impressive profit margins and stock performance, underscoring investor preference for sustainable solutions. Columbia Business School’s Bruce Usher notes that capital is increasingly flowing toward renewable energy due to strong returns, not policy shifts.

Discover why this trend signals a long-term pivot in energy investments: Read the full article.

Mentioned Faculty

Bruce Usher

Bruce Usher

Professor of Professional Practice; Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change; Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Mentioned On
CBS News

External CSS

Official Logo of Columbia Business School

Columbia University in the City of New York
665 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212-854-1100

Maps and Directions
    • Centers & Programs
    • Current Students
    • Corporate
    • Directory
    • Support Us
    • Recruiters & Partners
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Newsroom
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Accessibility
    • Privacy & Policy Statements
Back to Top Upward arrow
TOP

© Columbia University

  • X
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
Back to top

Accessibility Tools

English French German Italian Spanish Japanese Russian Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Arabic Bengali