About Outdoor Solar Post Lights

Outdoor solar post lights add a bit of classical elegance to almost any landscape design. While hanging string lights and flood lights are quite common, a home with post lights illuminating the front entryway makes a statement that distinguishes itself from the crowd.

Solar post lights come in a variety of unique and elegant designs. If your home is a traditional architectural style like Victorian, Colonial, or Craftsman, there are many beautiful traditional fixtures to choose from. On the other hand, if you prefer something sleek and modern, you can also find contemporary post lights to suit your tastes.

Early on, solar lighting did not provide as much illumination as electric lighting. Since that time, solar panel and LED technology has advanced a great deal, and modern outdoor solar lighting is just as effective as hard wired lighting, with some notable advantages.

Solar LED components are designed to last around 20 years, so you don’t have to worry about continual maintenance or the expense of replacing burned out light bulbs. Even though older LED components gave off illumination much weaker than a halogen bulb, modern super bright LEDs put out light similar in strength to halogen flood lights.

Another advantage of outdoor solar lighting is that there is no need to pay for electrical wiring, which can be pricey when fixtures are installed a great distance from a home’s electrical service. In contrast, outdoor solar post lights can be installed easily just about anywhere on your property, no matter how far from the home’s electrical source.

If you plan to install solar light posts in an area that doesn’t receive much direct sunlight during the day, make sure you buy a fixture with a removable solar panel. That way, you can store the solar panel remotely where it will receive enough sunlight to fully recharge, but the post light can be positioned wherever you most need a light source.