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巴菲特投资太阳能

So Warren Buffett has the hots for solar. This week he committed a further $2.5bn to the industry through his MidAmerican Energy Holdings. For the first time in a long time, he is not alone. Shares in solar-panel makers such as First Solar and SunTech have finally turned a corner, recovering in recent months from five-year lows. Never mind the fundamentals – SunTech, the world’s biggest panel manufacturer, carries $1.6bn in net debt and is lossmaking, for example.

看来沃伦·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)是迷上了太阳能。本周他通过旗下的中美能源控股(MidAmerican Energy Holdings)，向该行业再度投资25亿美元。这回他不是唯一这么做的，这是很久以来头一次。像First Solar和尚德(SunTech)这样的太阳能电池板制造商，股价终于有了起色，近月来从5年低点反弹。且不谈基本面因素——举例来说，全球最大的太阳能电池板制造商尚德有16亿美元净债务，且处于亏损状态。

Investors may expect brightening prospects. China, the solar market with the most potential, recently approved a huge number of installations for 2013, along with $1bn in new subsidies. In the US, where Mr Buffett is focusing his solar investments, the industry still benefits from tax credits, which will now extend to wind power following the fiscal cliff compromise. And the cost to install one watt of solar capacity, which has almost halved during the past five years to about $1.20, continues to fall. The shale gas revolution in the US has increased pressure for those costs to fall faster.