How to be a more informed solar lighting buyer

This month, we're pulling back the curtain on efficacy claims. Plus, the best battery for your solar light, a model for data center sustainability, and some of our top reads of the month.

?? Exposing efficacy claims

"Shop around" is good advice no matter what you're buying, but it isn't always easy. Some manufacturers advertise the efficacy of their fixtures; others, the bare LED chip. Which is which? Which is best?

It's hard to tell unless you know about LM-79, the only test that provides reliable data on efficacy.

?? The best battery for you

While some insist there's a single 'best' battery for solar lighting, we (respectfully) disagree.?Different locations, budgets, and priorities require different batteries, which is why Sol offers not one but three.

Want to better understand your options and become a more discerning battery buyer?

??? Data center keeps pledge

When Sabey was designing its new data center in Austin, grid lights weren't in the plans. The company has vowed to be net-zero by 2029, and grid power would bring them further, not closer, from their goal.

Renewable and abundant, solar was an ideal solution for lighting their expansive new campus.

?? Links we love

A few of the things we've been reading, discussing, debating, and loving lately.

• Stellar year for the solar market, at home and abroad (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• What Trump 2.0 could mean for EVs, solar, and CSS (E&E News)
• DOE and other agencies may lose lighting regulation power (Inside Lighting)
• Federal RAISE grants illustrate widespread demand for infrastructure that makes it safer and easier to walk and bike in communities nationwide (Rails to Trails Conservancy)
• Giant clams may hold the answers to making solar energy more efficient (Science Daily)

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