Railway station London

Could London Charing Cross go solar?

Measured from above, London Charing Cross's roof could host about 673 kWp of solar — generating 555 MWh–678 MWh a year, enough to power roughly 228 homes.

Aerial view of London Charing Cross
Roof capacity
673 kWp
~1,682 panels at full fit
Annual generation
555 MWh–678 MWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~228
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~295 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~6,265 m².Imagery dated 2024-08-11.

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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