Railway station London

Could London Liverpool Street go solar?

Measured from above, London Liverpool Street's roof could host about 2.5 MWp of solar — generating 1.9 GWh–2.4 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 795 homes.

Aerial view of London Liverpool Street
Roof capacity
2.5 MWp
~6,279 panels at full fit
Annual generation
1.9 GWh–2.4 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~795
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~1,028 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~18,794 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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