The Villages makes use of solar panels for the lights in the golf cart tunnels and other spots around the community. Some folks use solar light sticks for lawn and walkway illumination. I absolutely LOVE this. I think it'd be awesome if we could all put up a solar pole that is wired to all the external lighting around our homes. Maybe even to illuminate the inside - put all lights on the same circuit, and everything else can be powered however they're currently powered (some folks have gas stoves).
Lights don't use up a lot of electricity - and can be powered for free once you buy the pole and panel and hook it up. The panels aren't big, I've seen mostly just 2x4' panels on poles less than 3 feet off the ground, set near the house or in front of the shrubbery.
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