Could Levi's Stadium go solar?

Levi's Stadium opened with solar built in — more than 1,150 real panels across its NRG Solar Terrace and three entry bridges, part of the NFL's first LEED Gold design. Its wider roof, roughly 9,700 square metres in Santa Clara, could in theory add about 3,300 more panels, near 1.3 MW. Under some 1,881 sunshine hours a year, the 49ers' home might reach an estimated 1.9–2.3 million kWh.

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: ~9,687 m².Imagery dated 2023-09-11.

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Levi's Stadium from above

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