The industry is adapting to the new political climate by rebranding itself as an essential part of American “energy dominance.”

Solar energy might be clean, cheap and slow the heating of the planet. But that’s not what the solar industry wants lawmakers to focus on. Instead, solar leaders are at the Texas Capitol this week presenting their industry as a lucrative pathway toward American “energy dominance.

“We’re spreading the good news,” said Daniel Giese, Texas director for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA ... Many of the Republicans most friendly to Texas’ nation-leading ...