Category Solar Basics

Every solar light box throws around a two-letter code like IP65 or IP67, and most buyers treat it as a…

Most of us install solar garden lights without thinking twice about the insects that work the night shift. I did…

My neighbor Rick is the kind of person who has three smart home hubs running in parallel and a spreadsheet…

I spent two years assuming the controller inside my solar lights did not matter. A solar panel charges a battery,…

The first summer I had my dock lit by solar, I nearly walked off the end of it. For years…

Something Was Off With the Tomatoes I didn’t set out to run an experiment. It just sort of happened, the…

When I was eight, I ran across the backyard at dusk with a Mason jar and a piece of paper…

A few years back, my neighbor decided his side yard needed more security. Totally fair. The problem was the solar…

The weekend I learned that “white” is not one color, I was standing on my front lawn feeling like an…

I lost three solar stake lights in a single weekend. One Saturday morning I planted a fresh row of them…

I bought a lumen meter last year. Cost me about $55. Best money I’ve ever spent on outdoor lighting, even…

A neighbor asked me last summer how my solar lights “know” when to turn on. I said “there’s a sensor.”…

I didn’t set out to learn about insect phototaxis. I just wanted to sit on my patio in the evening…

I have both. Six solar path lights along my front walkway, a solar motion light on the garage, and solar…

In a world where climate change is on everyone’s mind, more and more people are asking: What can an average…