July 8, 2022 --Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Shortly after MidAmerican Energy Company (Des Moines, Iowa), an electric utility unit of <a href='https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ ' target='_blank'>Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:BRK.A' target='_blank'>NYSE:BRK.A</a>) (Omaha, Nebraska), announced plans to build the largest renewable energy center in the U.S., the $3.9 billion, 2,092-megawatt Wind PRIME project, it drew the fire of environmental organizations and corporate giants <a href='https://ir.aboutamazon.com/overview/default.aspx ' target='_blank'>Amazon.com Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amzn ' target='_blank'>NASDAQ:AMZN</a>) (Seattle, Washington), Google parent <a href='https://abc.xyz/investor/' target='_blank'>Alphabet Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/googl' target='_blank'>NASDAQ:GOOGL</a>) (Mountain View, California) and <a href='https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/?ql=6 ' target='_blank'>Microsoft Corporation</a> (<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/msft ' target='_blank'>NASDAQ:MSFT</a>) (Redmond, Washington), three of the largest non-utility purchasers of renewable energy.