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... you will be aware that domestic Solar systems have become the latest Big Thing™ - the unsolicited mail, email and phone calls that once attempted to convince you of double glazing and conservatories now all hold out the promise of FREE electricity. Just call for a FREE (suspicious already aren't you?) no obligation survey. Even your local supermarket is in on the act with leaflets at the checkout offering their own re-branded version. So what's the truth behind the claims? ... ... over £640 per annum. That's not exactly small beer and it also clearly shows that the break even point is comfortably below two years - there are not many ways to get that kind of return on your investment; certainly if you had to choose between installing Solar power and switching to LED lighting there is no question about which you should do first. So why then should you seek out a reasonably high price? Because it's a good way of filtering out the dross. In order to replace a typical halogen lamp such that it is hard to tell which is the LED and which the original, you need something like a 6 watt ... ... indoor plant growers are all too well aware that their electricity usage profile can attract unwelcome attention - there tend to be assumptions made about what exactly is being grown (did someone mention cannabis?). Another great benefit of switching to LED lighting is that you can realistically expect to run it using domestic Solar power systems. Virtually all LED lamps require a low voltage input (typically 12 volts) that is well within the capacity of a standard home Solar panel and battery. A whole new meaning to the term "green fingers"? If ... ... Most folk are by now familiar with Solar garden lights of course, and you may even have spotted Solar powered street lights and highway signage. So how might you want to use Solar lighting more extensively around your home and garden? The most obvious candidate to start with if you're new to Solar lighting would be lighting for an outbuilding such as a garage or shed. Installing outdoor Solar lights for this purpose is simplicity itself and not particularly expensive ... ... Garden lighting has been with us since before electrical lighting even existed; people have long seen the virtue in extending their enjoyment of their gardens beyond the hours of daylight and so simple candle lanterns (the precursors to today's Solar garden lanterns) were used to illuminate outdoor tables, paths, decks and patios. Once Solar panels (also called photovoltaic cells) of the sort used to power pocket calculators became widely and cheaply available it didn't take long for outdoor garden lighting designers to realize their potential to provide Solar powered garden lighting. Early versions however were, like many fledgling ...