Rising sun. Solar installations are proliferating in the U.S., but many of the panels come from China
It seems like boom times for U.S. solar. With demand skyrocketing, about $11 billion worth of solar power is set to be installed this year, and more than five times that amount is coming down the pike. Solar is employing 100,000 Americans, a number that rose by 7% last year even as overall employment barely grew at all.
But even as solar power thrives in the U.S., many think the business could be growing faster--and creating more American jobs--if it weren't for alleged foul play by China, the country's biggest solar rival. "The Chinese are eating our lunch," said Michigan Representative...
