I think this is more about tribalism than conservatism. There's nothing inherently "conservative" about opposing renewable energy.

The political movement that's currently leading the Republican party shouldn't be understood as "conservative". At least, certainly not in terms of the conservative values of respect for the rule of law, traditional mores and institutions, or personal integrity. The populist energy that passes for "conservative" is reactionary and much more concerned with scoring points on social media than governing sensibly.

To be fair, the populist left is also ascendant with its own set of bad ideas.