Railway station London

Could London Waterloo go solar?

Measured from above, London Waterloo's roof could host about 75 kWp of solar — generating 58 MWh–71 MWh a year, enough to power roughly 24 homes.

Aerial view of London Waterloo
Roof capacity
75 kWp
~188 panels at full fit
Annual generation
58 MWh–71 MWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~24
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~31 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~551 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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