subject: Use The Sun To Brighten The Night With Solar Home Lighting [print this page] When you think of Solar Lightings, what image comes to mind? Most people will picture big, ugly solar panels with wires going to very plain, boring light fixtures that dont match the home at all. Luckily, this is no longer the case with todays modern solar lighting technology. The photovoltaic (solar) cells have shrunk in size and grown in efficiency; needing less and less light to produce more energy. The integration of Ni-cad rechargeable batteries into the design of the fixture allows for the storing of more of the energy gathered by the solar cells. The bulbs themselves have evolved from the older
incandescent and CFL bulbs to LED bulbs that do a much better job of turning energy into light.
With the advancement of solar technology, solar lighting manufacturers are able to design new styles of and applications for Solar Lightings. The new compact designs of solar path lights makes them so easy to install, that you just have to take them out of the box and put them where you want them. The solar cells and batteries are built right into the light fixture. Solar accent lights come in a variety of elegant designs that will accent your home landscape during the day as well as at night.
There are even motions sensing solar security lights that are very easy to mount to a wall and will light up when someone enters your front porch or driveway - all without any wiring involved. There are many benefits to using solar lighting. One benefit is that most Solar Lightings have no wires. Being wireless makes installing them a snap. Just find a place to put them where they will collect sunlight. If you need lights where there is no
sun, there are some that come with a separate panel that you can place in an area that has more light. Even with these remote solar fixtures, there is only one wire and the panel is small.
Another benefit is that they are pretty much set it and forget it. Solar Lightings are completely maintenance free. The bulbs and batteries are intended to last the life of the product. In fact, if the bulbs ever burn out, you can pretty much afford to replace the entire fixture, as Solar Lightings have become so inexpensive. Once you place your lights where you want them, you never have to worry about them again.
To me, the greatest benefit of all is that solar lighting is green. They use renewable energy (the sun). That makes them great for the environment and for your pocketbook. The earth is running out of non-renewable resources and the cost of electricity is constantly going up. Not only does switching to solar lighting allow you to help save the planets resources, but it saves you money as well. They cost nothing to run.
There are so many reasons to switch to solar lighting that I could not possibly cover them all in one article. Future developments in solar technology ensure that Solar Lightings will continue to increase in efficiency and decrease in price. We get to save money and help save the Earth.
