The United States’ first solar tower produced electricity for the first time on August 5th.

The feat occurred yesterday in the Antelope Valley, north of Los Angeles on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Sunlight reflected off 24,000 silver mirrors was concentrated on two 150-foot-tall towers, producing steam that turned a turbine and generated electricity. The mini-plant can produce five megawatts, enough for full power to about 4,000 residential customers of Southern California Edison.

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