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Light is an essential part of human life and it takes quite a large chunk considering daytime is when people are most active.
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Greenshine New Energy http://www.greenshine-solar.com
Why You Need Solar Outdoor Lighting
Light is an essential part of human life and it takes quite a large chunk considering daytime is
when people are most active. The need for light spills over into the night when you use artificial
lighting to continue your activities.
The outdoors also requires some light when darkness falls for various reasons. Some get outdoor
lighting to make their environment feel safer while others get it to change up the scenery around
their home. Whichever reasons are driving you to adopt solar outdoor lighting you can add these
to the list.
Cheaper lighting
Everyone is feeling the brunt of the hard economic times and every penny saved will go a long
way in making your life more comfortable. The installation cost paid upfront is agreeably higher
than installing grid electricity but the lights pay for themselves after that. Electricity bills will be
reduced since solar lights derive their energy from the sun.
Solar lights also have fewer movable parts so that means problems rarely occur and if they were
to occur, there would be less to fix so the maintenance costs would be very little. Solar lighting
generally does not require constant maintenance if it was installed well and is of good quality so
either way the maintenance costs remain low.
What you pay for is what you get
Solar lighting usually comes with LED bulbs that provide a good amount and quality of light.
More expensive LED bulbs tend to produce brighter light while cheaper ones are a little dim.
Other lighting technologies may be cheaper and produce a lot of light. This may seem like a
score but they normally consume a lot of energy which decreases the amount of time that your
battery can last.
Bright light and better vision
Due to the fact that solar lighting uses LED bulbs the light produced will usually be brighter than
usual. This is because LED light is of a certain wavelength that takes advantage of the ability of
the eyes to quickly see lights that fall under such wavelengths. This means that LED lights
provide better vision than normal lights.
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This works well especially if the intention is to install the lights for security purposes. Brighter
light is said to make people feel safer on the road and it also reduces the incidence of road
accidents since drivers have better night vision and can therefore respond faster when brakes are
needed.
Great ambience
Outdoor solar lighting can be designed in such a way as to create a certain feel in your front lawn
or backyard. Lights can be hung on trees while others can be placed on pathways to create a little
haven of your own, complete with subtle lighting.
LED are most commonly found in white but you can still have colored light if you so desire.
There are lights that have tinted covers on them, mostly red and amber, and these can be used to
accentuate your outside space just the way you like it.
There are truly no limits to outdoor solar lighting!
For more information about solar lighting, please visit http://www.greenshine-solar.com/