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Two days after slapping steep tariffs on solar panels largely opposed by the U.S. solar industry, the Trump administration is offering them a consolation prize -- literally.

The Energy Department announced Wednesday that it was offering a $3 million "American Made Solar Prize" to incentivize new domestic solar manufacturing and a chance for entrepreneurs to tap into the agency’s network of national laboratories across the country.