12 solar lights

12 solar lights

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Is this the year you and your family have finally decided to "go green"? You've started recycling, replaced your normal light bulbs with high-efficiency bulbs, and started a compost heap to fertilize your garden. What else can you do? Is that enough?

With the world's population expected to hit nine billion in the next few decades, it is important to start conserving energy today. Another great way to do this is with solar-powered outdoor lighting. You will be amazed at how affordable and convenient these products are. Not only are they better for the planet than conventional outdoor lights, they will also save you money on your electric bill.

Imagine what Clark Griswald's house would have looked like in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" if he didn't have to worry about placing lights conveniently near an outlet. With Solar Powered Christmas lights you can put them anywhere you want. The string of 60 lights is charged by the sun all day, they come on automatically at dusk and run for about eight hours. It measures 26 feet long.

You can also get a smaller strand of Christmas lights with the Solar String Lights for Wreath. It has two-dozen lovely white LED lights that can be used to put on wreaths, shrubs, or around your mailbox. The strand is 16 feet long.

To illuminate your backyard all night long for zero dollars, you should try the Solar Double Spotlight. It has two moveable spotlights that rotate 360 degrees so you can aim them wherever you want. These lights are so bright they will shine up to 20 feet away. They can be mounted to the wall or put up on stakes in the yard. It also includes a remote that works from 50 feet away.

The Cordless Flood Light is a solar powered spotlight that comes with a stake that can be planted right into the ground. Paying an electrician to hard wire lights like this will cost a bundle, but you don't even have to worry about cords with this. The solar panel mounted on top stores energy from the sun long enough to run for 12 hours at night. It also adjusts so you don't have to pull the whole thing out of the ground if you want to reposition where the light shines.

Pulling into your driveway at night can sometimes be a risky endeavor. Lining it with Solar Post Driveway Lights is a fantastic solution. They are especially convenient for people who live in more rural areas that don't have a lot of ambient light. They stake right into the ground and come on automatically when it gets dark out. The Solar Post Driveway light is constructed from plastic and stainless steel and measures 27 ¼ by 2 ¼".

Nothing says summertime like sitting on the porch and hearing the occasional moth or mosquito get fried in a bug zapper. Now there is even a solar version with the Solar Bug Zapper Light. It stakes into the ground and is great for out in your yard or in the garden. Bugs are attracted to the light so they stay away from you. It is plastic and requires one AA battery that is included. The Solar Bug Zapper Light measures 5 ½ x 5 ½ by 17".

Turn your backyard or porch into a fun island paradise with the Solar Tiki Torch. Don't waste your time filling torches up with dangerous oil and don't throw your money away on electricity. It is made of polyresin and when it lights up, the beams come out of the eyes and mouth of the tribal mask face. The Solar Tiki Torch requires one rechargeable battery and it measures 4 by 6 inches.

The Solar Lighthouse is a great way to add a little color and personality to your front yard. It is a sculpture of a lighthouse with another little building sitting on a grassy knoll at the bottom. The Solar Lighthouse will spruce up any garden or patio. It charges all day and comes on by itself at night.

Colorful windmills are a common feature in a lot of front yards, but the Rainbow Solar Windmill stands out from the pack. It has multi-colored spinning flowers that power up during the day and light up at night. Just stake it into the ground and wait for the show.

It is important to remember that the green revolution is not just some fad. It's not something exclusively for hippies and ultra-liberals. Conserving energy and working toward a sustainable future is the responsibility of all human beings. We all need to work together so that the planet we leave to our descendants is one that is worth living on. Replacing the lights in your backyard with solar-powered lighting is another great way to do that.

Issac Heilman is a freelance writer who writes about a host of topics including landscaping products such as outdoor solar lights.

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