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Five Cool Things About Solar Christmas Lights

1. Ridiculously Easy to Install

 

You've probably dealt with hanging Christmas lights around your home before. One of the hardest part of doing this is running extension cords all over the place to power the lights. Well what if there was a way to have all the lights you want and not run power to them? Welcome to the power of solar! Solar Christmas lights come with their own small panel and battery to power the lights. You just need to have the panel exposed to sunlight for a 4-5 hours for them to work. You can even have the panel inside a window and it will work!

 

2. No More Timers

 

Another pain with traditional Christmas lights is getting the timer set right with all the strings. You have probably had the lovely experience of tying 20 light strings altogether into a timer and then dealing with this big ball of spaghetti wires for 2 months. Are you having Visions of Clark Griswold and 'Christmas Vacation'? Well these solar lights have a function that tells the lights to turn on when the panel stops receiving energy. So the lights come on automatically when the sun goes down and turn off when the sun comes up. Forget timers and switches, these lights are smart.

 

3. Great Looking Lights

 

One of the best things about lights like these are the way they look. Solar lights are made with LED technology, the most energy efficient lighting available. White LED lights cast a cool glow that can easily seen from far away. And of course there are plenty of options too. You can get flashing lights, rotating lights, and multicolored lights. Some even have a dial that allow you to change the color of your lights. That's why LED's are so cool, you' never be able to do that with traditional Christmas lights. And there are many bulb styles as well like icicles, ice cubes, stars, and Christmas characters.

 

4. Affordability & Money Saving

 

If you're used to buying green products, you're probably used to paying a premium for 'green'. These lights are surprisingly affordable since a string of 120 lights is often less than $40. Plus you can count on big savings on your power bill. Regular light strings can use as much as 4 traditional bulbs, or about 240 watts, per hour. These lights will cost you nothing on your power bill and will usually pay for themselves in one holiday season.

 

5. Save Energy - Help the Planet

 

Maybe the best part is that you will helping the planet while decorating your home. These lights use zero energy from the grid, which means their carbon footprint is very small. And lights like this are bound to get the neighbors talking, spreading the word about green energy. Its also a great chance to teach the kids about energy efficiency as well and can serve as a lesson that green can be not only powerful and important, but fun.

About the Author

Kriss Bergethon is a solar professional and writer from Colorado. For more information visit his site at Solar Christmas Lights.

 

Kriss Bergethon is a solar expert and writer. For more of his useful articles on solar power, please visit Solar Power, supplier of solar power panels, solar power kits, and more.

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