Over 15,548 photovoltaic modules with a total output of approx. 6.7 MWp were installed on the roof area, which at approx. 75,000 m² is the size of more than ten football fields. The system thus generates an annual yield of around 7 million kWh per year. To illustrate: a single-family home with four people consumes an average of 4,000 kWh per year (1). The amount of electricity produced in Pilsting could therefore supply 1,750 single-family homes with electricity for a year.
The CO2 savings compared to using the conventional electricity mix are also considerable. Over 3,200 tons of CO2 equivalents are saved through the use of solar energy. To compensate for the same amount in other ways, you would need a lot of wood - for example, over 256,000 mature beech trees (2).