Could Lumen Field go solar?

Seattle sees fewer sunshine hours than most host cities — around 1,265 a year — yet Lumen Field's two sweeping side roofs still cover most of its seats. Those roofs, roughly 19,000 square metres, could in theory hold about 7,100 panels, near 2.9 MW. For the Seahawks and Sounders' home that points to an estimated 2.9–3.6 million kWh annually, comparable to about 1,200 homes.

Drag the handle — aerial photo left, Google Solar's measured annual sun intensity right. Brighter means more energy landing per square metre.

Roof area read from above: ~18,882 m².Imagery dated 2024-07-09.

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Lumen Field from above

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