Despite being rocked by scandal and corruption industry-wide (see:
George Kaiser: Oil Magnate and Crony Capitalist) billionaire
Warren Buffett has decided to take a shot at the solar industry.
Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings utility has agreed to buy the $2 billion Topaz project in Southern California, thus, branching into solar power after the industry has been battered by poor stock market performance.