Most homeowners put a lot of effort into landscaping. For many of us our yards and gardens are a continuing source of recreation and pride. Solar energy systems can further enhance the experience by providing lighting and other features which highlight our landscaping efforts while saving us money at the same time: Advantages of Solar Outdoor Lighting Photovoltaic outdoor lighting systems have grown rapidly in popularity. They can be used to mark pathways, highlight gardens and yards, and illuminate shadows around your home to improve security. Photovoltaic outdoor lighting provides a number of benefits compared to standard landscape lighting: 1. Photovoltaic lighting systems are much faster to install then conventional lighting because it is not necessary to run any wiring. You just put them where you want them and away you go! 2. Solar lighting systems are safer since there is no wiring to trip over or get shocked by. 3. Photovoltaic lighting provides far greater freedom as to where you place your lighting since no electric wires need to be run from your house to the point where you want to have the light. Have a large yard; PV lighting is the perfect solution. Lights can be placed anywhere you want. 4. For existing gardens and landscaping PV lighting is less environmentally disruptive. There is no need to dig up your plants or your yard in order to run the wiring. 5. Solar lighting saves money! Solar lighting will not add to your electric bill and there is no need to pay for wiring or installation. Solar lighting is more uniform. With many low voltages lighting systems the lights will show a drop in power after the first few lights, meaning that the ones placed further away from the transformer will be dimmer than the ones closest to the house. With solar landscape lighting all of the lights will be of uniform brightness as they draw their power from the sun and not the transformer
