"It seems each week we read that another wind or solar farm has been sold, and it turns out there's a reason for that - struggling utilities don't want them, but pension funds do. In fact, renewable energy plants are changing hands at record rates, reports Bloomberg. They comprise 43% of the 275 deals in the power industry for the first nine months of the year (up from 37% last year), according to Ernst & Young. That adds up to $104 billion in value." (Quoted from article)