AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Exclusive: Majority of Trump voters back solar power, poll finds
A majority of Trump-coalition voters back solar power, especially if the panels are made in the U.S. and without Chinese materials, polling shared exclusively with Axios shows. Why it matters: Trump officials are moving against renewables on several fronts, including Interior Department permitting restrictions and the GOP budget law hastening the end of project subsidies. - But the poll commissioned by U.S. manufacturer First Solar suggests that a big swath of his coalition is partial to the tech. Driving the news: Fabrizio, Lee & Associates polled what it calls a "GOP+" sample — a mix of Republicans, GOP-leaning independents and Trump voters. - It found 51% favor utility-scale solar (large plants that generate electricity fed…