Railway station Sheffield

Could Sheffield go solar?

Measured from above, Sheffield's roof could host about 611 kWp of solar — generating 453 MWh–555 MWh a year, enough to power roughly 187 homes.

Aerial view of Sheffield
Roof capacity
611 kWp
~1,527 panels at full fit
Annual generation
453 MWh–555 MWh
across the whole roof
Could power
~187
average UK homes
CO₂ saved
~241 t
per year, at full capacity

Roof area read from above: ~4,272 m².Imagery dated 2023-05-25.

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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