If you are looking to light up a special area, have you ever thought of using solar flood lights? These lights typically are high intensity lights that provide brilliant lighting for 20-50 feet from the source of the light. They are often comparable to conventional electric flood lights. In addition, there are a lot of added benefits from using these lights.
What Are Flood Lights?
Flood lights for the home are primarily used for lighting driveways, flag poles, palm tree, patio area, garden benches, etc. These lights make use of high intensity lamps with as many as 12 or more LED (light-emitting diode). Many families use these for security lights, to provide a bright light for their driveway or pathway or just to spotlight a special area in the yard.
The Problem With Conventional Flood Lights
The typical flood light has an extra bright light that gets very hot and consumes a lot of electricity. This equates to a large electric bill, and a high consumption of our natural resources. With the growing awareness of conservation and environmental issues, these lights will just not do.
Solar Power
Solar power is generates electricity through harvesting the sun's energy. This is made possible through the use of solar panels. These panels collect the sun's energy; store them in cells and recharge special batteries that are used to power the lights without any use of traditional electrical power.
Solar Flood Lights Save On Power Bills And More …
Since these lights do not make use of the conventional power source, there are a lot of benefits from using them. Some of these lights may seem a little more expensive than conventional lamps, but with the savings in power bills they are absolutely far less expensive than their counterparts.
Here are additional benefits:
Constantly Light Dark Large Areas
Since solar flood lights make use of free energy, you can constantly light up large areas like driveways, pathways, remote buildings, sheds, carports, garden areas, patios, etc. Security and visibility are two of the most common reasons for adding lighting to outdoor areas. Contemporary solar lights will now provide lights that compare favorably with their electrical counterparts.
Tough Enough To Weather The Elements
Many Outdoor solar flood lights are made of durable aluminum or stainless steel and are just as robust as their conventional counterparts. They are designed to stand up to elements like the heat of the sun, the rain, the cold snow, and strong winds. These new styles are far superior to the solar lights produced just a decade ago.
Lighting Power
Unlike the solar technology of old, these lights are much more powerful. The panels, batteries, design and lighting elements are capable of better harnessing and storing the suns energy and providing 8 hours or more of light for only a few hours of exposure to daylight.
Eco-friendly Lighting
Unlike conventional lighting that consumes a significant amount of our natural resources, these lights do not rely on fossil fuel sources. With the dwindling amount of natural fossil resources we have become more aware of the problem of over dependency on these limited resource options. With solar lights, we can feel good about preserving natural resources and reducing harmful emissions that plague the environment.
Abundant use of conventional lights will put a strain on our budgets. But, with solar flood lights, you have a smart and friendly way of lighting large areas while helping the environment at the same time.
