Solar spot lights provide a great way to light up your garden, home or building while saving money and reducing your carbon footprint.
A solar powered spot light can be used to highlight certain features in your garden, illuminate walk paths and entrances, or to focus the eye on your home. Solar lights have small photovoltaic cells and batteries that store energy, so no electrical wiring is required. They generate their own energy from the sun’s light.
Typical costs for a solar powered spot lights range from about $20 for a basic product to advanced motion-activated security spot lights that can cost $130 or more. Some of the well-known brand names include Smart Solar, Gama Sonic, MAXSA Innovations, Coleman Cable, Flipo Group, Sun Light, Solar Rock, Bright Glow, Power Station, Pine Top, Concept Enterprises, and Northern.
Light output and battery life will vary significantly depending on the model of the solar spotlight. Here are some examples of different products:
- MAXSA Motion-Activated Solar Halogen Security Floodlight – Can use either a 10 watt or 30 watt light. Security lights activate only when motion is detected. This light when fully charged can activate up to 150 times for 60 second periods.
- Concept SL-50 Solar Powered Garden Spotlight – Equipped with 12 “super bright” LEDs for 10 hours of operation for each eight hours of sunlight.
- Contemporary Solar Powered LED Spotlight – Uses two super bright LED lights with 10 hours of battery power for each day of charging.
- Smart Solar 10 Led Spotlight Set – 10 super bright LEDs with waterproof battery providing up to 17 hours of battery life for a single day’s charge.
- MAXSA Motion-activated 80 LED Security Floodlight – Equipped with 80 LEDs that can activate up to 360 times for 60 second intervals after a full day’s charging.
- WIN-80LED Solar Powered Security Light – Able to charge in all daylight conditions, this 80 LED security light has a total illumination time of four hours when charged for at least 3 hours.
Again, the benefits of solar powered spotlights are:
- Economical, as they generate their own power.
- Environmentally-friendly
- Easy to install, since no electrical wiring or contractors are needed. You can install solar powered spot lights yourself.
- Easy to replace
Choosing the right solar yard lights for your purposes will depend on how you plan to use the lights and the specific area that will be illuminated. For example, obviously you will need stronger lights if you will need to illuminate a large area like a fishpond.
