Solar yard lights?!?! I thought those were for tree hugging, green-peace members. No? I can use them. I heard they don’t work well at all. The solar panel isn’t efficient and can’t even fully charge the battery. Don’t even get me started on the light bulbs. If you depended on them to light your driveway, landscaping, and entryways you’ll be feeling your way around in the dark to get into your house.
Does that sound familiar? The statements you read in the paragraph above are all true about solar yard lights… about 6 years ago! There have been huge advances in the solar lighting industry that have enabled solar yard lights to be a real alternative to electrical landscape lights. Solar panels are more efficient, transfer more sun powered electricity to the battery, and these batteries are able to light bright LED lights for an entire nigh easily.
Furthermore, you can use solar yard lights in more areas than traditional electric lights. The only requirement is that they must be in as much direct sunlight as possible. Being in a good amount of direct sunlight allows your solar panel to collect enough energy and fully charge the unit’s battery. This is extremely important if you want your lights to stay on for the entire night.
In addition to more efficient and high-powered solar panels and batteries, the unit now has charge regulators to prevent the battery from being overcharged. This will increase the life of your battery significantly. There is also an internal sensor that identifies whether the sun is out or not. When the sun is out, the solar panel is activated and begins charging the battery. As soon as the sun sets, the sensor will recognize it, and the battery will begin to power the led light and turn off when the sun rises.
External Resources:
Solar Landscape Lights work?
Solar Yard Light Guide
Solar Garden Light: Environmental Choice
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