The rising costs of power in many areas, as well as the desire for an eco friendly display, is prompting many home owners to look into solar powered Christmas lighting displays.
Solar powered Christmas lights work similarly to the garden variety (haha) garden solar lights.They usually come in a string or rope of lights which are attached to a small solar panel with batteries and a light sensor. During the day, the solar panel converts sunlight to energy and stores this in the on board battery. Once the light sensor detects that it is no longer daylight, it switches on the light display, which can run for many hours. Since this is a relatively new product, the range of light types isn’t that great compared to mains lights, consisting mostly of strings of colored bulbs. However this is expanding all the time, so it’s worth shopping around to see what is new! Solar Christmas lights can also be used along side traditional lights, so you can use them to cheaply fill in gaps in your design or add a little extra touch even if you don’t want to use them exclusively.
Advantages
- Cheaper to run.
- Convenient for remote corners of the garden – no mains power cords required.
- Environmentally friendly.
- Safer – no mains power connection.
Disadvantages
- Smaller range compared to traditional lights.
- May not fully charge in areas with very overcast Christmas season.
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