The great state of South Carolina was very much in the national news last week because some members of the state legislature did some crazy, headline-grabbing stuff. That pretty much buried last week’s other big news out of South Carolina, which involved a major legislative victory for rooftop solar fans. That’s too bad, because the renewable energy action in a conservative-leaning state legislature could serve as an inspiration to other states that have hesitated over clean power. So, in the interest of spreading the good news, here goes.