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Many choices are available to consumers when they are shopping for exterior home lighting to add illumination to the outdoor areas of their property. One type of such exterior home lighting is path lighting. By illuminating pathways, consumers may help avoid accidental falls, in addition to complement the motif of their landscape. Indeed, many options in color, shape, and material, among other options, are available to consumers from which to choose when shopping for pathway lighting. However, one additional factor to consider when shopping for walkway lights is the power source used in the design of the outdoor pathway lighting. Is the power source the sun or electricity? Brief information about both types of pathway lights is presented.

Pathway lights that use the sun as their energy source are popular in some parts of the United States. These lights harness the sun’s energy during the day and use it at night. However, in order for these lights to work as designed, the solar panel component of the lighting must be installed where it receives abundant direct sunlight. Otherwise, these lights will not work as designed, with the current technology used. Nonetheless, given that pathway lights that use solar energy to illuminate are ecologically friendly since they do not use electricity in their design, these lights may be a good choice for consumers who plan to install them in sunny locations.

Photo by smohundroAnother eco-friendly choice for pathway lighting is the type that uses low voltage. Given that these lights use less voltage than pathway lights that use the standard home lighting voltage, low voltage path lights are also eco-friendly. Low voltage pathway lights are designed to reduce the voltage used in home lighting to low voltage, usually by the use of a transformer. Because the lights use low voltage, some consumers feel comfortable installing the low voltage pathway lights themselves, as opposed to hiring an electrician to do it for them.