Could Ibrox Stadium go solar?

Rangers' Ibrox in Glasgow pairs a red-brick, category-listed main stand with newer roofing on the other three sides. Add it up — close to 6,000 sq m — and a full solar install could hold roughly 1,600 panels for about 640 kWp. Glasgow's lighter sunshine keeps the estimate grounded: some 390,000–480,000 kWh a year, comparable to around 160 homes.

Drag the handle — aerial photo left, Google Solar's measured annual sun intensity right. Brighter means more energy landing per square metre.

Roof area read from above: ~5,999 m²on a 6,296 m² building footprint.Imagery dated 2023-06-02.

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

Ibrox Stadium from above

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