World Cup 2026 · measured, not guessed
The World Cup's roofs, measured.
The 2026 World Cup is being played across three countries, in sixteen different stadiums. We wondered how much energy those roofs could produce — so we did the maths.
The host grounds
All sixteen, measured. Biggest bowl first in each country. Drag the handle on any ground: the aerial photo on the left, the measured annual sun intensity on its roof on the right — brighter means more energy landing per square metre.
United States 11 grounds
MetLife Stadium
NY Giants & Jets — 2026 final venue · East Rutherford, New Jersey
AT&T Stadium
Dallas Cowboys · Arlington, Texas
retractable roof
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs · Kansas City, Missouri
NRG Stadium
Houston Texans · Houston, Texas
retractable fabric roof
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta Falcons & Atlanta United · Atlanta, Georgia
ETFE retractable roof
SoFi Stadium
LA Rams & Chargers · Inglewood, California
ETFE membrane canopy
Lumen Field
Seattle Seahawks & Sounders · Seattle, Washington
Levi's Stadium
San Francisco 49ers · Santa Clara, California
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia Eagles · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots · Foxborough, Massachusetts
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Dolphins · Miami Gardens, Florida
Canada 2 grounds
BC Place
Vancouver Whitecaps · Vancouver, Canada
retractable fabric roof
BMO Field
Toronto FC · Toronto, Canada
Mexico 3 grounds
Estadio Azteca
Club América / Mexico (opening match) · Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio BBVA
C.F. Monterrey · Guadalupe, Mexico
Estadio Akron
C.D. Guadalajara (Chivas) · Zapopan, Mexico
Same panel, different sky
That's not the panel. That's mostly the sky — plus a little roof pitch and panel temperature. It's also why Hard Rock Stadium alone would out-generate our top 2 grounds combined.
For a normal house, the same maths says: a typical UK semi — south-facing, 4.5 kW of panels, roughly £6,000–£9,500 to install — comes out at an estimated £446–£895 a year in bill savings and export income, paying that back in roughly 9.4–14.1 years (typical 2026 figures).
The leaderboard
Every measured host ground, ranked by solar capacity. Download the dataset (CSV).
| # | Ground | Country | Roof capacity | Est. annual generation | kWh / seat / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida | 🇺🇸 | 7.9 MWp | 10.7–13.2 GWh | 165–205 |
| 2 | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas | 🇺🇸 | 7.7 MWp | 11.0–13.4 GWh | 140–170 |
| 3 | SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California | 🇺🇸 | 6.7 MWp | 10.5–12.8 GWh | 150–185 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | 🇺🇸 | 6.6 MWp | 9.0–11.0 GWh | 125–155 |
| 5 | Estadio BBVA Guadalupe, Mexico | 🇲🇽 | 5.3 MWp | 7.7–9.4 GWh | 145–175 |
| 6 | MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey | 🇺🇸 | 3.9 MWp | 4.7–5.8 GWh | 55–70 |
| 7 | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas | 🇺🇸 | 3.8 MWp | 5.1–6.3 GWh | 70–85 |
| 8 | Lumen Field Seattle, Washington | 🇺🇸 | 2.9 MWp | 2.9–3.6 GWh | 45–50 |
| 9 | Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 🇺🇸 | 2.1 MWp | 2.6–3.1 GWh | 40–45 |
| 10 | BMO Field Toronto, Canada | 🇨🇦 | 2.0 MWp | 2.2–2.6 GWh | 45–60 |
| 11 | Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | 🇺🇸 | 1.4 MWp | 1.5–1.9 GWh | 25–30 |
| 12 | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California | 🇺🇸 | 1.3 MWp | 1.9–2.3 GWh | 30–35 |
| 13 | Estadio Akron Zapopan, Mexico | 🇲🇽 | 1.1 MWp | 1.7–2.1 GWh | 35–45 |
| 14 | BC Place Vancouver, Canada | 🇨🇦 | 1.0 MWp | 916 MWh–1.1 GWh | 15–20 |
| 15 | Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri | 🇺🇸 | 941 kWp | 1.2–1.5 GWh | 15–20 |
| 16 | Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico | 🇲🇽 | 768 kWp | 1.2–1.4 GWh | 15–15 |
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
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