Could London Blackfriars go solar?
Measured from above, London Blackfriars's roof could host about 1.4 MWp of solar — generating 1.2 GWh–1.4 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 483 homes.
Roof area read from above: ~11,660 m².Imagery dated 2024-08-11.
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
Already carries the world's largest solar bridge — about 4,400 panels (~1.1 MWp) generating roughly half the station's electricity, switched on in 2014.— Network Rail
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