Solar Lights Shine throughout the Winter

Even during winter season, Solar Lights continue shining and providing you the best lighting.
Solar light installation can be a great way to reduce energy consumption and improve the safety of a public space or private residence. However, there is an understandable hesitation to invest in solar-powered lights by some consumers who live in regions that are affected by snowy winters. Even during the winter season, Solar Lights continue shining and providing you with the best lighting.
Solar light installation can be a great way to reduce energy consumption and improve the safety of a public space or private residence.

How can solar lights continue to be effective when they are subjected to cold and cloudy days?

First of all, you have to remember that even if there is significant cloud cover, UV rays will still pass through. So, SunMaster solar lights are able to store enough energy in their batteries to shine on through a couple of days of rainy or cloudy weather.

What about snowy days? Well, snow is obviously a detriment to solar lights, because it settles on collector panels. Therefore the only way to face snow and make solar lighting keep working is to clean them up.

Moreover, shorter winter days include more shadows. As a general rule, a solar light’s collector plate should face south, but if your particular solar light unit comes with a panel that can pivot, you can adjust it to further take advantage of the changing degree of sunlight during the seasons. When solar lights are kept clear of snow, debris and significant shadows, they can run more efficiently in lower temperatures. This is because charging the battery within a solar light causes the unit to heat up. If the battery heats up too much, it can slowly start to degrade and lose function. So charging solar lights in the winter sun may actually be less stressful to the unit.

Of course, if you live in an area with severe winter weather, high winds and ice can take their toll on any outdoor fixtures you have. In situations like this, you may feel the need to store the lights to protect them. The advantage of solar lighting is that installing fixtures to illuminate the side of a building, bike path or garden is incredibly easy. Every solar light is an individually powered module, so trenching for cables or hooking up external wires is unnecessary. These low-maintenance lights can be moved around to take advantage of light sources or to protect them from extreme weather incidents.

Those afraid to use solar lights in winter can rest easy knowing that there are lots of options available. Charging a solar light in the cold and snow is possible: the huge variety of solar lights on the market today means that there is solar lighting for every season.

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