Solar Lights for Gardens VS Large Solar Panels for Homes & Vehicles

While everyone notices the heat during the summer, you will be noticing the savings on your utility bill if you have solar panels on your roof. Solar panels for homes are different from that of solar garden lights. Solar garden lights are much smaller than that of the larger version but the technology is the same. If you were to attempt to use regular electricity to provide the amount of light that’s given off by solar lights and solar panels, your bill would be much higher using electricity guaranteed.

What many home owners don’t think about is when the sun is shining bright, this is literally your opportunity to get free energy for you and your family. As mentioned above, the technology is the same but applied differently in solar garden lights compared to that of solar panels for homes. Solar garden lights have much smaller components providing much less generated electricity. Why? It’s pretty simple actually. The larger solar panels that are mounted on the top of homes, vehicles, and RV’s have much larger solar cells that absorb sunlight and they have much larger more powerful solar batteries that maintain that solar energy.

On one level, that’s a “no brainer”, but during the winter months when the sun is not out as long during the day, the larger solar panels do not have the opportunity to store the amount of energy as in the summer months. For the smaller solar garden lights this changing of the seasons does not mean as much because they have smaller solar cells and solar panels and require less time in direct sunlight to obtain a full charge.

Mounting or installing solar garden lights compared to the larger panels is the other difference. The smaller solar lights are installed by simply connecting them with their ground steaks which are to be placed where they are exposed to direct sunlight. The larger panels require larger much more sturdy mounts. These types of mounts are heavy and made of metal or steal depending on which type you choose. There are standard mounts for homes, vehicles, and RV’s as well. Though everyday individuals can install the smaller solar garden lights, it’s common practice to have a professional team install those for homes, vehicles, and RV’s because the process is much more complicated, requires much more diligence, and requires training. Our manufacturers sell both ground stakes for the smaller solar garden lights and mounts for the larger applications at a fraction of what you will pay if you go directly to a retailer.