Railway station Leeds

Could Leeds go solar?

Measured from above, Leeds's roof could host about 3.1 MWp of solar — generating 2.3 GWh–2.8 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 937 homes.

Aerial view of Leeds
Roof capacity
3.1 MWp
~7,704 panels at full fit
Annual generation
2.3 GWh–2.8 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~937
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~1,212 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~22,014 m².Imagery dated 2024-09-17.

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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