Solar LED Flood Light Costs: Breaking The Barrier

You just passed by a solar LED flood light installed in one of the subdivision lots but you are barely aware of it. You assumed that the flood lights are being powered with electricity but you should know better. Only when a massive blackout occurred that you realize that its power source does not come from electricity and you also realized the convenience of having a back-up power source for your home.

This is exactly the dilemma that vendors of solar products face. Consumers do not realize the importance of having back-up power for their appliances and devices at home until after tragedy happens. Also, aside from the science fiction-looking solar cells, a solar LED flood light looks just like any other flood lights - but more expensive. Therefore, consumers think that a solar light is a liability rather than an investment. More on outdoor solar lights

Cost Against Savings

A standard small solar flood light equipped with 2 or 3 LEDs will cost about $36 from vendor websites. It can reach $400 when it has 150 LEDs. Rather pricey at first but every consumer must think long-term. Thinking long-term requires the use of projection skills and awareness of the benefits of using a solar LED flood light over the traditional flood light.

For about $36, you can save about 10 hours of electricity use. This is only one flood light. Most homes need about 4 or 5 of these. That will be about 10 hours for each of the 5 flood lights. The capital investment of $180 for 5 small solar flood lights will have a return on investment within, say two weeks payback period. The savings comes from the main feature of a solar LED flood light. It harnesses free energy from the sun. More on LED floodlight

From Website To Stores

People are already aware of solar energy. They know it from high school as part of science subject. It is shown in the Discovery Channel; solar energy plants have parabolic dishes that are too massive to ignore, while houses have solar panels installed along one side of the roof.

Still, we do not see any hardware stores readily selling solar cells. Sellers are only limited to vendors selling this special product. Such limited availability is always intimidating for the consumer. But it will be more homey if they take it out and rollout a couple of solar floodlights in hardware store shelves. More on solar flood light

Besides, most of the consumers shun transactions over the web so why not pair-up with top hardware stores in the state and make available a solar LED flood light in one of its shelves. The public eye will surely notice it and maybe they will start requesting for everything solar-powered.

Conclusion

A solar LED flood light requires an initial capital of a few dollars more than the standard flood light but long-term it is way cheaper. Though the consumer mind can mistake solar powered devices or equipment to costs, in due time, this is expected to saturate and normalize. A few dollars invested will result to more dollars saved over time. More on LED floodlights