General Electric Should Make an Audacious Bet on Renewable Energy

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has a history of making big, bold acquisitions to buy into a market it sees as having long-term potential. In its past, management has seen opportunities in media, energy, and healthcare and built leading positions almost from scratch by acquiring aggressively.

I think now is the time to make another ambitious bet on the future of energy by buying leading solar and energy storage assets. GE already has a dominant position in wind energy and it could use its position as a leading equipment supplier to utilities to be a partner of choice in renewable energy as well. Here are the assets GE should put at the top of the list.

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