The Largest Solar Power Plant In The World Just Got Switched On

The world's biggest solar plant has come online, according to Chinese media. Covering 13,333 hectares (32,947 acres) in the desert of northwest Xinjiang and capable of powering a small country on its own, the facility was reportedly connected to the grid on Monday. Advertisement Advertisement Located in a desert area of àœrà¼mqi, capital of the famously troubled Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China, the 3.5-gigawatt-capacity plant is slated to generate about 6.09 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year. That's enough to single-handedly power a country like Cameroon or Laos, or fulfill the entire electrical demand of Vermont…