Red states are winning with solar — Washington should catch up

With Americans’ utility bills climbing by 21% in just the last three years, President Donald Trump is rightly focused on the affordability crisis and the urgent need for price relief. Solar energy is one of the nation’s lowest-cost and fastest-to-deploy energy resources — that’s why red states and a majority of Republican voters support its development to help bring down electricity costs.

In his State of the Union address, Trump underscored the need to unleash American energy and accelerate domestic growth. He highlighted the surge in new factories, expanding industrial capacity, and rising construction employment as proof that our country is building again.