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The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying to Rebrand as MAGA-Friendly

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Solar energy has an ability to bridge ideological divides, appealing to environmentalists and libertarians alike.

Solar provided almost 6 percent of total US electricity generation last year , but it’s been growing fast and is expected to supply “almost all growth” in electricity generation this year , according to the pre-Trump Energy Information Administration .

The Solar Energy Industries Association , the industry's primary lobbying group, has found ways to align its work with the administration's talking points.

The Trump administration’s assault on the federal bureaucracy has already jeopardized solar projects.

Republican support for new solar farms slumped from 84 to 64 percent between 2020 and 2024 .

Misinformation campaigns have increasingly targeted clean energy, pushing the idea that solar and wind are unreliable.

The cost of installing solar has fallen by nearly 40 percent in the last decade .

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