Event:
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes
More Notable Events on February 14:
1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House
1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV
1924 IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson
1920 League of Women Voters forms in Chicago
1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state
