Could Asda Hulme Superstore go solar?
Close to central Manchester, the big-box Asda on Princess Road in Hulme sits beside its own car park under a large flat roof of around 7,800 sqm. We measured roughly 3,200 panels, about 1.3 MW, for an estimated 0.9–1.1 million kWh a year — comparable to some 370 homes. An installer survey would confirm the usable area.
Roof area read from above: ~7,822 m²on a 7,001 m² building footprint.Imagery dated 2024-10-13.
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
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