You're kidding, right?

You mean the same policies which culminated in stagflation, fuel shortages, rationing and long lines at the pump?  The Carter administration's "energy policy" consisted of little more than telling America to turn down its thermostat to 68 degrees, put on a cardigan and drive 55 miles per hour.  Does anyone have any hard numbers on how much energy that actually saved?  Better yet, does anyone have any hard numbers on how much energy the federal government has ever produced (exclusive of wartime efforts)?  I'll give you a hint on that last one: ZERO!

President Carter was also responsible for imposing a "windfall profits" tax on oil companies which resulted in a reduction in annual domestic oil production while increasing annual oil imports by 50%.  The tax also created enormous bureaucratic costs to the government for enforcement and compliance, offseting virtually all of the revenue it took in.  Thankfully, Congress repealed it in 1988, but now seems hell-bent for leather to repeat the same mistake.

The problem with solar technology is that it has some of the same drawbacks as hybrid cars.  It's just not economically feasible nor is it as environmentally friendly as we've been led to believe.  In my opinion, the most promising alternative energy source is hydrogen fuel cell technology, although that also has a long way to go in terms of affordability to the average citizen.  Clean coal technology is promising as well, since the US is basically the "Saudi Arabia of coal".