Could London King's Cross go solar?
Measured from above, London King's Cross's roof could host about 3.4 MWp of solar — generating 2.8 GWh–3.4 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 1,156 homes.
Roof area read from above: ~23,794 m².Imagery dated 2024-08-11.
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
Around 240 kWp of solar is laminated into the two barrel-vault roofs — 1,392 glass PV panels fitted in 2012, roughly a tenth of the station's electricity.— Solar Power Portal
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