Could Reading go solar?
Measured from above, Reading's roof could host about 1.2 MWp of solar — generating 998 MWh–1.2 GWh a year, enough to power roughly 409 homes.
Roof area read from above: ~8,562 m².Imagery dated 2022-07-11.
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
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