Could York Minster go solar?

York Minster's lead roofs run over one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe, sheltering the nave, choir and transepts across roughly 8,000 sq m. A full-roof read gives about 1.1 MW — some 2,700 panels and 820,000 kWh–1.0 million kWh a year. It is Grade I listed medieval fabric, so these numbers gauge scale rather than propose anything.

Roof area read from above: ~8,045 m².Imagery dated 2024-07-28.

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