Solar and batteries are thriving — even in Trump’s America | Zero: The Climate Race

Despite political opposition to clean energy policies, renewable energy deployment continues to thrive because solar and battery storage remain the most affordable electricity sources, with 90% of new US power generation capacity being renewables in 2025-2026; however, trade barriers like tariffs on solar panels and batteries significantly increase costs, and the industry faces challenges from lobbying disadvantages compared to the fossil fuel sector, though manufacturing jobs are increasingly concentrated in states that voted for the current administration.