"China’s share in all the key manufacturing stages of solar panels exceeds 80% today, according to the report, and for key elements including polysilicon and wafers, this is set to rise to more than 95% in the coming years, based on current manufacturing capacity under construction."
Given the current state of US-Chinese politics, coal is seeming like a very 21st century solution for the US.
https://www.iea.org/news/the-world-needs-more-diverse-solar-...
"China’s share in all the key manufacturing stages of solar panels exceeds 80% today, according to the report, and for key elements including polysilicon and wafers, this is set to rise to more than 95% in the coming years, based on current manufacturing capacity under construction."
Given the current state of US-Chinese politics, coal is seeming like a very 21st century solution for the US.