Nanosolar, which uses an innovative method to get roofs covered with solar panels, is busy outfitting Guard bases around the country. The nation's biggest energy consumer should be its biggest solar customer.
The end of the solar company--with $1 billion in investments and hundreds of millions in government loans--is bad for the U.S. economy. But the good news is, it failed because solar power is growing too fast.
Bad things are generally cheaper: Like Big Macs. Or H&M. Or coal power. But new research suggests solar power is going to be the wallet-friendliest power option as early as 2013. Time to get into the solar-panel business...