3 Top Energy Stocks to Buy in May

It's been a wild ride in the energy sector lately. Oil prices, decimated in March by the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war, have fallen even further. Nervous oil and gas production companies have slashed spending, cut or suspended their dividends, or both.

With so much uncertainty in the oil and gas sector, this month it's probably better for investors to just avoid the whole mess and focus on other areas of the energy sector. Compelling energy stocks right now include NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP), and Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN)(NYSE: CWEN.A). Here's why these stocks look like good buys.

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