Railway station London

Could London Paddington go solar?

Measured from above, London Paddington's roof could host about 3.3 MWp of solar — generating 2.7 GWh–3.3 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 1,107 homes.

Aerial view of London Paddington
Roof capacity
3.3 MWp
~8,153 panels at full fit
Annual generation
2.7 GWh–3.3 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~1,107
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~1,432 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~25,144 m².Imagery dated 2020-06-09.

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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