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Solera: Top 5 Things to Consider When Buying Off-Grid Solar Lighting

As solar lighting manufacturers (Solera), we’ve learned what customers want and need to know about solar fixtures. We picked our top five findings about off-grid solar lights to share with you.

2020 Lawson R-XIV Solar Lighting Project

The Lawson R-XIV School District Solar Lighting Project was funded by a federal grant under the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) in 2020. This grant provided funding for the Lawson School District to purchase 34 SEPCO Solar Lighting units to provide lighting for parking lots and roadways in front of and around the district’s educational buildings, Southwest Elementary School, Lawson Middle, and Lawson High School. The project was an initiative to prevent bullying using solar lighting to bring light to darkened areas. The SEPCO Solar Viper product was chosen. Click on this link to view photos of the project.

SEPCO: The Ultimate Guide to LED Solar Street Lights

LED solar street lights are a great way to provide lighting to a street, roadway or highway without trenching in traditional grid power. As a result, solar LED street lights can lower installation costs, reduce the need for tons of wiring, and reduce the maintenance and project costs over the system's life.

Solera: Pros & “Need-To-Knows” of Off-Grid Solar Lighting

It is exciting to finally have solar panel, battery and LED technologies advanced enough to allow for all-in-one solar lighting fixtures. As with any new technology, there are both pros & need-to-know requirements that you must understand as you make your off-grid solar lighting purchase.

Solera: Hybrid Solar – Performance Expectations

Hybrid LED area lights that use both solar and line voltage power, are just now hitting the market. This technology is so new that UL had to create a new lighting category when it certified the Solera Hybrid 365 fixture manufactured by Light Efficient Design.

SEPCO: How HOAs & Communities Use Commercial Solar Lighting Systems

Many homes are now installing solar on their roofs to help cut down individual costs and environmental impact. Many homeowners associations are currently looking for more ways to go green and save money as a community.