About
Posted on April 6, 2010
Filed Under Solar exterior lighting | Leave a Comment
Solar Exterior Lights will show you the most efficient and effective way to utilize solar energy for lighting your garden, pathway, deck, front yard, backyard or any area of your landscape, while at the same time adding a touch of green technology to your home – solar exterior lighting equals free energy!
The installation of most, if not all, solar exterior lights is super easy. Just map out a design where you want to place them, stick them into the ground or hang them up and watch your landscape come to life – no wires to mess with! You can move your solar exterior lighting fixtures around to achieve the effect(s) you want. With just a minimum amount of effort and time you can give your home and exterior landscaping a warm and inviting look. You are only out the cost of the fixtures, which most, if not all, will run around $30 ea. While that may be perceived as a little expensive, especially if you have to purchase several, but, as an alternative, they will pay for themselves over that of exterior lighting fixtures that run on electricity.
Think of these little solar exterior lights as mini-satellites. When on the sunny side of the planet they power up and then they use that energy when they are on the dark side. They generate and store their own power during the day and then release it at night. Each fixture has it’s own solar cell that nests in the top under a glass or clear plastic lens to receive the optimum amount of day light sun to its battery and thus to its small bulb, which, depending on the brand will be either LED or halogen.
