The new trend in Christmas lighting is LED Christmas lights. LED Christmas lights are becoming popular indoors, because they don’t get hot like old tree lights. LED lights also don’t consume much electricity, almost none, and they never burn out.
Solar powered Christmas lights are LED lights that are powered by a solar panel. Solar lights come with a stake that is driven into the ground and on top and one stake is the rechargeable battery pack with a solar panel on top. The sun shining on the solar panel keeps the batteries charged.The energy from the batteries is enough to turn on the LED string of lights.
One nice thing about solar-powered Christmas lights is that they have a photocell that detects when it’s dark and they turn on by themselves.
Since these lights are powered by rechargeable batteries, how bright they get and how long LED Christmas Lights they will stay on depends on how well the batteries are charged. If you place the solar collector panel in a well-lit area on a sunny day, that should be enough to recharge the batteries. With fully charged batteries, their lifespan should last 10-15 hours. If you have a series of cloudy days without too much sunlight, the batteries can be drained and their life will be dimmer and they won’t stay on as long.
Another thing to consider when buying solar powered outdoor Christmas lights is the climate you live in. December is usually a very snowy time of year for most people and you will have to keep the solar panels snow-free or the batteries will not charge.
LED Christmas lights are a fairly new product, so your options may be a bit limited. From what I’ve seen on some popular internet sites, this shouldn’t be a big deal. I’ve seen solar Christmas wreaths, white solar string lights, white icicle lights, white net lights, and a variety of colored lights to choose from. One good product I saw was a solar window sail.
So if you are interested in solar powered Christmas lights, do some research on the internet. You will probably also have to buy them online because not many stores carry a good variety of these types of lights. Be aware of the drawbacks that solar lights rely on sunlight.