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Tips and Trick for Solar Outdoor Lighting Troubleshooting
Solar outdoor lighting is a great way to showcase your green initiative and provide great lighting in all types of areas, but what do you do when they malfunction and don’t come..
Solar Bollard Lighting for Parks and Pathways
Bollards are used along pathways and around parks to provide perimeter markings. They can range from concrete or steel posts to intricate decorative posts, all typically standing..
6 Questions to Ask Before Going Solar
As with any investment, purchasing solar panels for your home is a decision that shouldn't be made lightly. You will need to consider many factors and avoid the numerous pitfalls...
Commercial Solar Flood Lighting at Docks & Boat Ramps for Safety
Most boaters like to go out early morning or late nights to get the best catch. Lighting up the boat ramps and docks provides safety and security to boaters leaving while it is..
Tips for Maintaining Small Solar Walkway Lights
Now that summer is upon us some of you are digging out those solar lights to put along the sidewalk again to make a nice shining light on your walkway. So you put them all in the..
Light up that Double Sided Sign with a Single Solar System
Not all signs face one direction or are single-sided. Some are sideways along a roadway to show information to people traveling in either direction. There are also ones that show..
Solar Powered Pizza Oven for Fun with Kids
Have you ever wondered what you could do with that leftover pizza box when all the pizza has been scarfed out of it? Most of us will just toss it in the trash or recycling bin but..
Honoring Veterans by Illuminating Freedom Rock with Solar
Recently, SEPCO took part in supplying Eagle Scout David S. with solar lighting for a project he did for his local Eagle Scout troop in Greenfield Iowa. Out on Hwy 25 stands an..
Why a Minimum of Five Days Autonomy is Important for Solar
I am often asked why a minimum of five days of autonomy is used when sizing off-grid solar power systems for lighting or remote power locations are used, so I figured I’d write a..
Wildlife Friendly Lighting is Vital for the Safety of Nature
We all have lights outside at night, both at our homes and places of business. Even communities provide lighting for their travelers throughout streets, parking lots, signs, and..
Solar Pavilion Lighting for Parks and Public Spaces
Pavilions installed in parks and public spaces provide a great place to gather for parties, a place to have a picnic, meet people, or just find some shade and a place to sit and..
Using Solar Outdoor Bollard Lighting for Pathways
Recently we worked with a local park and recreation department to complete a solar outdoor bollard lights project for their pathway around a covered playground area. The bollards..
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