Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Advantages Of Using Solar Power Throughout Your Home

                                                           Posted on September21, 2013 by Blue Viper

Within today's technology, it is now known that using solar power is one of the most efficient forms of providing clean energy into your home. The more we start to think about the reasons of why we are not using this source, it becomes evident that there is no reason. The endless possibilities that we have encountered in solar power is astonishing. Following are the advantages of using this eco-friendly natural source of energy in your home:
Imagine walking into your home where you have full use of electricity. You have constant hot water, and security lighting during the night for a minimum price. This is in fact possible, thanks to the use of solar energy. Just by adding  in a few panels to create electricity through the sun waves, you will considerably decrease the cost of your monthly electric bill. Not only this, but you can use the advantages of the sun in many other forms. It can be used to heat up your water by installing a solar powered water heater, you could also be saving money in your gas bills. In that same mind, cooking with a solar oven will save you substantially in your gas and electrical bills. The availability of these products is just around the corner, and you can easily take advantage of these products.  The fact is, that solar energy can charge up a house with enough energy to last throughout the night and day as well as on cloudy days. Of course, the effect will work best where solar panels are in direct access to solar light. But still, we easily take for granted how much solar energy we have already been using.  For instance, security lights that turn on automatically during that night and go off automatically in the morning.It has become common to use solar powered components because of their performance.
If you think for a moment, the use of solar energy is clean, efficient and economical. If you are within a climate that is  sunny, there is no reason not to use this source of energy. The advantages of using solar energy are incredible, and there are no disadvantages to what this energy can do for you and your home.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Solar Power For Your Home

Solar Power For Your Home   

                                            Posted on September 21,2013 by Blue Viper 

                                                                              Among its many other uses, solar power can be a fairly cheap and effective way to add extra lighting to any outdoor area. Whether you're looking to beef up your home security with a powerful floodlight, illuminate your garden, pathways or add a special touch to your landscaping, there are a huge number of maintenance free, easy to install solar powered products that can help. The majority of these products are quite inexpensive and need only minimal sun exposure to generate hours of light.




Landscaping with Solar Power

 When looking at landscaping, very few things can add more than lighting, and when it comes to yard and garden lighting, solar power is the only way to go. Solar powered walkway lights usually stick straight into the ground and can be placed anywhere you need a little extra ground lighting. Along sidewalks and paths or spread throughout flower beds or the garden. Like many other solar lights, the better products even come with a timer, allowing you to shut the lights off at whatever time you wish. Or if you want to make sure people can find your home at night, you might think about solar powered house number signs or a solar light above your existing numbers. Solar powered fountains, globes, waterfalls and the myriad of other products mean you definitely shouldn't ignore solar power.

Solar Security Lights and More

 One of the most popular types of solar lighting has to be security lights. Solar security lights come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles, but all designed with one goal in mind giving you the extra light you need to keep your home safe from intruders. These security lights usually come with a motion sensor and/or timer and can be installed nearly anywhere in just a few minutes. On many of the better security lights, the light itself is attached to the solar panel by a long cable, allowing the solar panel to be placed wherever it will get the most direct sunlight exposure, and thus ensuring it always works properly. At the end of the day, the uses of solar powered products can have around the home are nearly endless.

Solar Powered Driveway Lights

                                    Published September21, 2013 by Blue Viper

Solar Powered Driveway Lights

Solar power has become a prime example of clean reliable energy. It is gaining popularity thru-out the world and its availability to the general public is right around the corner. Some people think that the use of solar energy is merely industrial, but the fact is, that we find solar energy in many items today. One prime example of solar energy, is its use in solar lighting; specifically, driveway lights. The use of lights to make your car as well as your house stand out amongst your neighborhood is priceless, yet affordable to your wallet.

Installing outdoor solar powered lighting has become a popular energy source alternative to regular light. They are affordable, as well as easy to install. Some can be static and some can be easy to relocate, but the true thing is that they will show a significant decrease in your electrical bill. In the past few years, technologies had offered LED light to emit only a dim light and were not very reliable. This has changed, as LEDs have conventional filament bulbs that light without generating the waste heat of normal bulbs. This makes them very bright and requires them less electricity to function. Most solar lights require specific rechargeable batteries so that can function properly at all times, but still the cost of it compared to regular lights is very different.

Solar lights come in a variety of sizes, shapes and prices. The affordability of the product relies obviously on the needs of the user. Solar powered underground driveway lights for example can range in cost from as cheap as $10 up to several hundreds. Esthetically, landscaping with solar power is very attractive, and it gives a unique look to any
driveway. A few well-placed solar driveway lights can make your driveway look amazing. Most installation process is very easy, but of course that higher end installations can be left for the professional. Still, the average installation is easier than regular electrical light outlets. If you want your driveway to look clean and slick while at the same time you are conserving energy with an environmentally friendly source of energy, solar powered light are the choice for you.