Solar Power Christmas Lights

Some put up their Christmas lights before Thanksgiving and leave them up long after the New Year. Some prefer all white lights, and some like colored and blinking lights. What would Christmas be without lights? It would be dark. Christmas lights can be expensive to run, so why not try a less expensive and environmentally friendlier way and go solar?

Significance

Solar Christmas lights can save power and money. Standard and traditional Christmas lights burn more than 100 watts per string and can put a hefty dent in energy bills.

Features

The bulbs on solar Christmas lights are LED (Limiting Emitting Diode). They are available in myriad lengths and colors. They emit vivid and dazzling light.

How Solar Lights Work

A controller board that holds solar cells, a battery and a light sensor is attached to the light string. The sun powers the solar cell. A brilliant sunny day will completely recharge the battery. An overcast day will still charge the battery, but not totally.

Turning on the Lights

The light sensors in solar lights not only tell the solar cell to stop making power, it will also instruct the LED to turn on by themselves when the sun sets. A fully charged battery will allow the lights to run for almost 15 hours, while a partially charged battery will permit the lights to stay lit for 8 to 10 hours.

Benefits

Solar lights are environmentally friendly, cost efficient and efficient.

Fact

LED lights are harder to break than regular Christmas lights. They will sparkle longer than 4,000 hours. Traditional incandescent Christmas lights have a life span of 1,800 hours.