We’ve found yet another subplot in “Inception,” this summer’s sci-fi thriller that has been packing theaters across the country for the last several weeks. (No need for a spoiler alert here — proceed at will.)

Throughout production, the film’s base camp — with the exception of two trailers — was running on portable, solar-powered generators. (No, you’re not dreaming.) The panels were provided by Pure Power Distribution, a solar company based in Santa Monica, California. According to PPD, the generators pump out 600 amps/72,000 watts of “pure sine wave power with no noise and no emissions.”

Here’s what the movie’s lead actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer about the use of solar in the making of the film:

“A lot of this movie was made with solar power. It’s the first movie I got to do with solar power. I had a conversation about it with Alan Horn, who’s the head of Warner Bros. The generators that we had on the set were all powered by solar energy. It’s going to be a big conversion to do stuff like that every day, not just in making movies but everything in the world. We do a lot of things in the world that are wasteful. We keep talking about this all the time. Hopefully, fingers crossed, with these small steps, we’ll make that transition on a much larger scale in the future.”

We’re hoping that the popularity of this film will increase the use of solar energy in the making of more movies. With the support of DiCaprio and director Christopher Nolan, the possibility of a solar outbreak in Hollywood lots sounds both exciting and, dare we say, possible.

Check out more pics of on DiCaprio’s Facebook page.