Advantages of Solar Power

Arindam Roy
Nov 6 · 2 min read

First of all, it is energy-saving, pollution-reducing, money saving. Global awareness of the importance of becoming more resource efficient and environmentally friendly has taken hold, and this awareness grows stronger every day. If we compare with traditional street lighting, solar street lighting uses solar energy — completely renewable with no consumption of fossil — or any type of — fuel. Solar street lighting realizes environmental protection in a real sense. At the same time, solar lighting will save money in the long term, with no need for paying ongoing electricity charges.

No manual labor, cable-laying work or complicated power facilities needed. Commercial power lighting project is complicated in procedure, involving foundation work of cables ditch digging, cable pipe installation, cable threading inside pipes and ditch landfill, which needs a lot of labors. Meanwhile, the transformer, distribution cabinet, switch board shall cost much money. However, the solar lighting can avoid all of these efforts. Each lighting system is an independent individual, no need of cables laying and electric equipment, both cost-saving and labor-saving.

There is no inter dependency weaknesses. Traditional electricity means an extremely high level of inter dependency — cable connections mean that problems in one area can affect many; Dependency with other devices or instruments. One problem can even affect the whole power supply system! This will never, ever happen with solar lighting, as each is an independent power generating system. It is completely standalone energy system.

Solar lighting systems are controlled by built-in intelligence which requires no manual operation, making them safe and economical. The whole construction process is simple and time-saving, while maintenance is infrequent and easy.

Solar lights are used for decorative purposes also, where it can be installed anywhere in the outside of the building. Only drawback is solar lights can’t be installed inside the house. We have to build solar panels either on the roof top or in the open land to get electricity inside the house. That may cost one time but it is well for long term use.

The above analogy with electricity show some of the obvious benefits that solar street lights have over traditional grid powered sodium street lights. It is easy to see why more and more solar powered LED street lights are being used for public street applications.

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