What are the price differences between solar street lights and grid-powered street lights?
Category: Company News
Mar 19,2022
In municipal electric lighting projects, there are chaotic work procedures. First, cables need to be laid, which involves a lot of foundational work such as excavating cable trenches, laying conduits, threading wires through pipes, and backfilling. Then, there is a long period of installation and debugging; if any line has an issue, extensive rework is required. Additionally, the terrain and line requirements are complex, and labor and auxiliary material costs are high. The installation of solar street lights is simple: when installing solar lights, there is no need to lay complicated lines; just make a cement base and secure it with stainless steel screws.

In municipal electric lighting work, there are fixed high electricity costs, requiring continuous maintenance or replacement of lines and other configurations over a long period, with maintenance costs increasing year by year. Solar lighting fixtures incur no electricity costs: solar lighting fixtures require a one-time investment with no maintenance costs, allowing for cost recovery within three years and long-term benefits.
*Compared to municipal electric lighting fixtures, there are safety risks: municipal electric lighting fixtures pose many safety risks due to construction quality issues, landscape project modifications, material aging, irregular power supply, and conflicts with water and gas pipelines.
Advantages of solar street lights: Solar street lights have no safety risks; they are ultra-low voltage products that operate safely and reliably. They are green and environmentally friendly, adding new selling points for the development and promotion of high-quality ecological communities; they can sustainably reduce property management costs and lower the shared expenses for homeowners.
In summary, the inherent characteristics of solar street lights—safety without risk, energy-saving without consumption, green and environmentally friendly, simple installation, and automatic control without maintenance—will directly bring significant advantages for property sales and municipal engineering construction.
1. In terms of product price and initial investment costs, solar street lights are more expensive than general lighting fixtures.
2. If we consider operating costs and street light maintenance costs over a lifespan of 15 years, the total costs incurred by solar street lights during their lifespan will be lower than those of general lighting fixtures. Moreover, the larger the scale, the higher the related installation costs for general lighting fixtures. For instance, if we include costs for increasing power capacity, setting up power transformers, energy consumption for power factor compensation of light sources, power cables, long-distance line power losses, as well as control systems for light activation and management personnel salaries, the actual costs will far exceed the estimated costs in this table.
3. Operating maintenance costs for general lighting fixtures are significantly higher than those for solar street lights and will increase over time (electricity fees, labor costs, etc.).
4. In terms of safety stability, solar street lights require no maintenance and are absolutely safe; they will not cause electric shock accidents and can enhance stability by changing control methods. General lighting fixtures are relatively safe with stable performance but require year-round maintenance; they are prone to electric shock accidents during floods or rainy days. They can also be affected by power outages or load-shedding measures that prevent normal operation. With China's energy supply becoming increasingly tight, such situations will occur more frequently in the future.
In conclusion, the investment-saving and high cost-performance characteristics of solar street lights are quite evident. They utilize green, environmentally friendly renewable energy with a one-time investment that yields long-term benefits. In urban squares, beach resorts, high-end villa areas, and other lighting projects, solar lighting fixtures will be favored by investors as preferred decorative lighting.
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