Railway station Newcastle upon Tyne

Could Newcastle Central go solar?

Measured from above, Newcastle Central's roof could host about 3.5 MWp of solar — generating 2.6 GWh–3.2 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 1,083 homes.

Aerial view of Newcastle Central
Roof capacity
3.5 MWp
~8,773 panels at full fit
Annual generation
2.6 GWh–3.2 GWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~1,083
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~1,401 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~25,263 m².Imagery dated 2023-04-27.

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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