Solar lighting wins over traditional lighting

Solar powered products are getting more and more popular now, but many people still have some questions about the quality of solar products. For example, many people are worried about the capability of cells of solar street lights. When they get positive answer, they will be glad to purchase solar street lights.

IF Coffs Harbour City Council could gain access to the 60c per kilowatt hour feed-in tariff available to householders and small businesses, it would look seriously at expanding its use of solar power, Jeff Green said yesterday.

Mr. Green, Coffs Harbour City Council’s manager of strategy and sustainability, was showing journalists over the huge rooftop solar power system being installed on top of Rigby House for the council.

Mr. Green said it was pleasing that 23-year-old local company Solar Inverters had won the tender against competition from 20 proponents.

Mr. Green said the council spent close to $2 million each year on electricity, with street lights alone using 1.5gigawatt hours of electricity. And the solar system should pay back its initial cost in about five years and would continue to provide electricity from the sun for about 20 years.

The 654-solar panel project is one of the three largest such projects in Australia and has been funded using an $815,850 grant through the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.

The system has been put together by Coffs Harbour family company Solar Inverters, with Lee and Peter Bulanyi and their sons, Chris and Ben, all working on the project.

As one of the main components of the solar street lights, the solar panels all draw much attention from people concerned. The solar system is also getting more and more popular as the solar panels are getting more powerful.

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