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Could Asda Bedminster Superstore go solar?

The Asda superstore on East Street in Bedminster anchors this part of south Bristol with a large flat retail roof of around 10,300 sqm. We measured roughly 3,700 panels, about 1.47 MW, enough for an estimated 1.2–1.4 million kWh a year — comparable to some 480 homes. An installer survey would confirm the practical roof area.

Asda's Bedminster superstore off East Street in Bristol, a large flat roof with car parking beside the store in the built-up neighbourhood.
Roof capacity
1.5 MWp
~3,672 panels at full fit
Annual generation
1.2 GWh–1.4 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~478
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~619 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~10,253 m²on a 10,649 m² building footprint.Imagery dated 2024-07-31.

Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.

Morning sun on the rooftop solar panels of a red-brick UK semi-detached home

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