Why Solar Energy Stocks Plunged This Morning

It's looking like it will be another rough day for solar stocks.

In 11:45 a.m. EDT trading, shares of residential solar power system installers Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN) and Vivint Solar (NYSE: VSLR) are down 16.9% and 14.5%, respectively. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), which makes equipment needed for the production of solar panels, is down an only slightly less extreme 10.7%.

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