Pros and cons of Solar Garden Lights

Solar garden lights have pros and cons. In this article, we will discuss them so that you have the right information to decide whether solar garden lights are right for you.

Pros

Comparing with conventional cabled electricity, one of the important factor of why people like solar power is the convenience of setting up without having to think of where the infrastructure of the electrical wiring is going to be. Solar garden lights are portable because we can place the device anywhere in the house where there is sunlight.

Another good reason for solar garden lights is that they are much easier to install than conventional low voltage lighting systems. In the market, most of the solar garden lights are installed by simply sticking them in the ground as far as you wish to go. On the other hand, conventional lighting will require digging, trenching and laying wires. One will need to worry about the wiring and fixing to a power source. In additional you will need to add in a timer if you wish to automatically turn on and off the lights on different time of the day. Solar garden lights can do this automatically.

Third benefit of solar garden lights is that they will be powered by the sun, which means they will not be contributing to your monthly utilities bills. Not only that, solar garden lights also decrease the footprint on Mother Earth. With less energy usage, you are doing your part to save earth precious energy as well as setting an example to your peers by using solar garden lights.

The issue with solar powered devices is the energy source - the sun. In the event of a rainy day, overcast or snow covering your solar cells, battery will not have sufficient power to work. Unlike your home solar power unit which may have a backup power from being connected to the grid or alternative generator power, your solar garden lights is out there on its own. If the weather is bad, your solar garden lighting will not generate sufficient energy. The good thing is it takes a little sunlight to power up your solar garden lights.

Another potential disadvantage of solar garden lights is the lower intensity light they generate, compared to conventional lights. If your requirements for solar garden light is to produce a warm, muted low lighting, solar garden lights will be a perfect solution for you. However, if you wish to produce a bright path or lighting up a large area brightly, conventional lighting will be more suitable. Rather than choosing one over the other, we can do a combination of both. In the event that we do not require bright lights, solar garden lights will be useful for aesthetics and mild light up purpose. When you require bright light up, you may switch on the conventional lights for such purpose.

In summary, solar garden lights can add to the decorations of the garden, help you save on utilities bill and save the earth. The downside is their dependency on solar light and the lower intensity light they generate.