Could NRG Stadium go solar?

Houston's NRG Stadium closes over its pitch with a retractable fabric roof — and it is that roof, not the neighbouring Astrodome, that these figures measure. Its roughly 26,000 square metres could in theory carry about 9,600 panels, near 3.8 MW. Under some 1,664 sunshine hours a year, a full-roof array on the Texans' home might generate an estimated 5.1–6.3 million kWh, around 2,100 homes' worth.

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: ~25,807 m².Imagery dated 2024-02-18.

Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.

NRG Stadium from above

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