Jonathan Gal is a solar lighting expert and owner of YCA Solar Lights, an organization dedicated to promoting clean, energy efficient solar lighting technology. To find out more about how solar technology is changing the way we live, especially with respect to lighting, you are invited to visit Jonathan's Solar Lighting site.
We are so dependent upon the electrical grid, we often do not see the very extraordinary resource that could be harnessed in case of emergencies, blackouts, or just to shed an intimate light on the darkness each evening. We sit prepared with out battery operated flashlight backups, which are damaging to the earth, and out candles, which are a major fire hazard, and with fumy, combustible lanterns at the ready. Perhaps you have a generator, which is loud and burns expensive, damaging diesel fuel. What if your home was equipped with a safer, cleaner, and more reliable source of light for those times when the all mighty power grid fails?
First, solar outdoor lights can be very inexpensive when applied correctly and purchased over time. Starting with the outdoors, gardens and walkways can be easily and cost effectively illuminated using solar powered stake lights and beam lights. This ensures that during all circumstances, nobody will fall or trip through the dark trying to get to the door, and that your electric bill does not reflect the power that you are using. The sun holds infinite volumes of power which simply absorbs into the earth if not picked up and used.
Next, the lighting create by solar power is very low voltage, and this means that there are far less opportunities for the user to be electrocuted when using solar power. The methods by which the electrons are gathered and processed make it nearly impossible for injury to occur to a human or animal when directly in contact with the unit or its fixtures. This adds a great deal of peace of mind for most parents and pet owners, knowing what kind of mischief that our curious little loved ones can get into when we aren’t looking.
The third way in which solar motion lights make your home safer is by allowing backup lighting to be free and readily available indoors. There are many reasons that this is important, the first of which is the safety and security of the family within the home. In cases of natural disasters and such, theft is a big issue, and generators create a great deal of noise, giving those who would steal them an exact way of doing so. Having small solar power lighting fixtures installed beneath cabinets and in ceilings is a surefire way of keeping light without losing thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
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