Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC) is a unique clean energy investment with a generous 4.7% dividend yield. Compare that to the average utility's yield of around 3%, using Utilities Select SPDR ETF as a proxy, or the S 500's scant 1.3% yield. But before you jump on this high-yield renewable power stock, you'll want to understand these three facts.

Brookfield Renewable is a bit unusual in the clean energy space because of the diversity of the assets it owns. For starters, its portfolio includes solar (16% of production) and wind (21%), as you would expect. These are two of the fastest-growing sources of renewable power. But that's not where the story ends, as it would for many other clean energy stocks. Brookfield Renewable's portfolio also increasingly includes storage (9% of production). But the largest exposure by far is in hydroelectric power, which accounts for a whopping 47% of production.

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