Civic & public Swindon · SN3 6BB

Could Great Western Hospital go solar?

Measured from above, Great Western Hospital's roof could host about 1.7 MWp of solar — generating 1.5 GWh–1.8 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 599 homes.

Aerial view of Great Western Hospital
Roof capacity
1.7 MWp
~4,368 panels at full fit
Annual generation
1.5 GWh–1.8 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~599
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~774 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~12,445 m²on a 11,593 m² building footprint. Imagery dated 2023-10-07.

A ballpark, not a feasibility study.

These figures assume the roof is filled to capacity with panels and use aerial solar data — they don't account for roof structure, shading, rooftop plant, access or planning. A real project needs a commercial solar assessment. Solar data includes data from Google.

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