Rooftop renewables
We are to urging the government to full realise the potential of solar on rooftops – be a part of it and help us campaign for a rooftop revolution
Did you know that installing rooftop solar panels on new buildings and over car parks alone could generate nearly the same amount of power as 10 nuclear power plants?
When rooftop across the country can host so much of the new solar energy we need, why are we not ensuring every suitable roof is being used for solar panels? Time is running out to make meaningful action on the climate emergency. But we also have a duty to make the best possible use of our finite land and leave space for wildlife and homegrown food.
That’s why we’re calling on the government to set a new and ambitious target for generating clean and affordable electricity from rooftops across the country.
Expert research for CPRE has shown that at least 60% of the solar energy we need can be delivered through installations on new builds, commercial buildings and car parks.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband borrowed CPRE’s campaign slogan when he promised to ‘unleash a solar rooftop revolution’ – but now we need to see action. It’s time to get smart on solar.
Let’s unlock the potential that millions of our roofs have for solar, on suitable new homes, existing commercial buildings and large car parks, and protect our countryside at the same time.
CPRE's checklist to fast forward the ‘rooftop revolution’
Solar development should work for rural communities, nature and local economies too.
It plays an important part of our move to cleaner energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Where new proposals come forward, CPRE works to ensure they’re planned in a way that benefits both people and the countryside. And where the negative impacts outweigh the benefits, CPRE speaks out.
