Germany's Christian Democrats unveil their campaign platform later this month ahead of September's federal election, and energy policy is expected to feature prominently. The CDU-led coalition government has accelerated the country's push toward green energy during a period in which German industry has flourished relative to its European peers. Unfortunately for Germany, this energy transformation has also spurred a flight of German industry outside the country—not least to the United States.

"The U.S. has become much...