Railway station Bristol

Could Bristol Temple Meads go solar?

Measured from above, Bristol Temple Meads's roof could host about 1.6 MWp of solar — generating 1.3 GWh–1.6 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 526 homes.

Aerial view of Bristol Temple Meads
Roof capacity
1.6 MWp
~3,982 panels at full fit
Annual generation
1.3 GWh–1.6 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~526
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~680 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~11,972 m².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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