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Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable

Cheap oil and gas couldn't stop another record year for renewables, or a turning point for energy investment.
Oil Pumping Jacks Operating At MND AS Depot As $30 Barrel Gets Closer
Photographer: Martin Divisek/Bloomberg
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The sun and the wind continue to defy gravity. 

Renewables just finished another record-breaking year, with more money invested ($329 billion) and more capacity added (121 gigawatts) than ever before, according to new data released Thursday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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