Could Stadium of Light go solar?
On the north bank of the Wear, Sunderland's Stadium of Light is topped by large cantilevered stand roofs reaching out over the seats. Across roughly 16,500 sq m of that structure, a full-roof solar array is estimated at a theoretical ~2.3 MW. At the North East's ~890 sunshine hours, that's an annual 1.6–2.0 million kWh, near 660 homes.
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: ~16,507 m².Imagery dated 2022-07-07.
Full methodology, assumptions and cross-checks: how we measure. Includes solar data from Google.
Stadium of Light from above
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