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A few years back, solar lights were a promising idea on paper, but disappointing in practice. They gave off very dim light and stayed lit for a few hours at best.

However, the solar lights now available are an entirely different thing in comparison to what was out there just a year or two back.

Modern solar lights use vastly improved design and new technologies to provide more light and a longer lasting performance than the previous generation. Since they’ve also come down in price, they are also a better value than before.

Think for a minute about solar lights in terms we can all relate to: Star Trek. The original 1960s incarnation of the show featured some technologies which seemed impossibly advanced at the time like hand held portable communication devices and GPs systems which were already available to consumers a few decades later when the Next Generation series aired in the 1990s.

Solar lighting can also be compared to the great strides cell phones have made in the last ten to fifteen years. Cell phones used to be bulky, expensive devices compared to the extremely small Bluetooth-enabled headsets on the market now. Advances in battery and microprocessor technologies have made cell phones so portable and cheap that nearly everyone now carries one.

Batteries have been improved to the point that ultra thin batteries can now supply as much power as a battery many times their size just a few years ago.

The same sort of rapid evolution has happened in solar lights. The latest solar lights can provide bright light for several nights with just a single day of sunlight to charge them.

Solar lights no longer use the incandescent bulbs of years past. Instead, solar lights provide light through the use of high efficiency LED (light emitting diode) technology.

LED arrays used with a single reflector give solar lights the luminescence of a 220 volt incandescent bulb - but there are many advantages to the latest wave of solar lights over the older models:

1. The bulbs last for around 10,000 hours before giving out

2. The bulbs are completely maintenance free

3. 9% higher efficiency than solar lights using incandescent bulbs while using a mere 3 watts of power.

4. Safe to use in any indoor or outdoor setting

With the new technology offered by the LEDs, the new battery capabilities and the new photovoltaic technology of the solar panels, you can easily convert sunlight into free solar power.

Solar lights are a cost-saving lighting solution that can be used in any sort of lighting design desired.

Solar lighting is easy to install since it requires no wiring. You can place them anywhere that they will get enough sunlight to charge during the day and by night, they can light your garden paths, flower beds, deck or anywhere else you want them.

You don’t need to worry about adding to your electric bill at the holidays, either. Remember the light show in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where the power drain blew the whole electricity grid?

Solar fairy lights can add beautiful twinkling accents to outdoor holiday displays or summer garden parties and cookouts.

Solar lights are also a great way to light your tool shed or garage; they are a reliable backup system which is always there for you in the event of a power outage.

With solar lights, you can enjoy versatile and attractive outdoor lighting which has no operating cost.

Not only will this feel good in your wallet, but it can also help save our planet’s resources today and for years to come.

Solar powered lighting is also easy to install no electrician required! Not only can you do it yourself, you can move them around as you wish until you find just the right spot for them to give you the look you want.

Since burglars like to ply their trade under the cover of darkness, solar lighting can make your home a more secure place. Thieves can’t cut the wires or put out these lights! Your solar lights will stay lit even when you’re not around, which deters thieves and protects your property.

Solar lights also make your home more attractive from the street. If you are looking to sell your home, these lights give your home added curb appeal when seen at night. If you were looking at homes, you’d probably think more favorably about a home which was lit with free, environmentally friendly solar lighting than one which was dark once the sun sets.

Solar lights use advanced technologies to provide homes with clean, free outdoor lighting that is a reliably solid investment.