Clean energy funds that had begun to recharge after several years of setbacks are now grappling with fresh headwinds from recent actions by Congress and the White House. ETFs and mutual funds focused on solar, wind power and other renewable energy sources have returned 18.5% year to date, on average, or about 8 percentage points above the S&P 500, data from Morningstar Direct show. That follows tough years for the category, due partly to the high cost of borrowing for clean-energy projects. In 2024, for e ...