As a rule, you capitalize both words if the second word is a noun or adjective, or if it has equal balance with the first word.
You use lower case on the second word if it is a participle modifying the first word, or if both words together constitute a single word (e.g. "Re-energizing").
Capitalization of hyphenated words
As a rule, you capitalize both words if the second word is a noun or adjective, or if it has equal balance with the first word.
You use lower case on the second word if it is a participle modifying the first word, or if both words together constitute a single word (e.g. "Re-energizing").