My wife loves the trees. Sometimes I think the best thing about them is you can burn ‘em. ;)
We have a little outhouse and I’ve played around with solar LED systems just to get my feet wet. 1st one (Harbor Freight) was a bust, but the second one has been very useful.
I’d like something larger for the barn. With LEDs, the power needs are minimal, but it’s a quiet area and I hate to have to lug the generator around and run it just so I can operate a few power tools. Having a few batteries out there that were always topped off by the sun would make life easier and for not all that much money.
Of course, some windows or clear panels in the roof would probably help too...
“Of course, some windows or clear panels in the roof would probably help too...”
Just realize that in almost all cases roof windows are bad compared to side windows. Roof windows increase indoor temperature in the summer when it is least desired, and increase heat loss in the winter when heat is most needed.
Hmmm... all the common solar stuff is cheaper than I remember. But only 12V.
If you carried up a 48v tool from the house you’d get 16 times as much work out of it (if my elect math is right) than from a 12v!
Maybe the ‘convenience’ would be worth it to you though. Looks like it’d be only about a hundred$.