Interesting Street Lights

[divine]

http://www.visionairelighting.com/products/green/aria_led_solar.htm

Solar powered, LED... Something doesn't seem to add up. They say that a 4 hour charge will run the 50 watt light for 40 hours. They must mean a real charge and not a solar charge.

 

[R33E8]

April fools???

I am confused as well... :shakehead

 

[LukeA]

That's a typo. I talked to the US sales manager last week and he said the 75W unit runs for 12 hours on an 8-hour charge IIRC. Keep in mind that the panel on the pole is constantly exposed to something on the order of 10 sq.ft. of sunlight.

The 75W unit wasn't from the Aria line, but it does exist and is f-ing bright.

 

[ponygt65]

We have looked into their product before. Nice but high $$$.

 

[LukeA]

We have looked into their product before. Nice but high $$$.

Yep. About $1/day each if they're run for 13 years. More worth it if you want to go carbon-neutral or run the things off the grid entirely, which is a really interesting prospect IMO.

 

[ponygt65]

Yep. About $1/day each if they're run for 13 years. More worth it if you want to go carbon-neutral or run the things off the grid entirely, which is a really interesting prospect IMO.

Yep. I like the idea of it...Solar powered Street lights. I think that would be a good idea. (well, with some kind of back up if the Cells don't pick up enough UV).