Civic & public Manchester · M2 5DB

Could Manchester Town Hall go solar?

Measured from above, Manchester Town Hall's roof could host about 1.2 MWp of solar — generating 810 MWh–996 MWh a year, enough to power roughly 334 homes.

Aerial view of Manchester Town Hall
Roof capacity
1.2 MWp
~2,928 panels at full fit
Annual generation
810 MWh–996 MWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~334
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~432 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~7,702 m²on a 4,521 m² building footprint. Imagery dated 2024-10-13.

A ballpark, not a feasibility study.

These figures assume the roof is filled to capacity with panels and use aerial solar data — they don't account for roof structure, shading, rooftop plant, access or planning. A real project needs a commercial solar assessment. Solar data includes data from Google.

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