China really loves its giant pandas and the adorable black and white bear is the inspiration behind a new green energy station helping power the Asian nation.

The world’s first panda solar station in Datong, Shanxi, has just been connected to the grid, covering a total area of 248 acres.

It will have a capacity of 100MW when fully connected, providing 3.2 billion kWh of green electricity in 25 years. That’s equivalent to saving 1.056 million tons of coal, or reducing 2.74 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.