Solar panel installation can help heat your home in the winter and cool it in the summer; thereby reducing both gas and electric bills by a substantial amount, even on cloudy days when the sun is not directly shining on the solar panels. 

Not surprising to anyone, utility rates have been increasingly and steadily climbing over the past several years by an estimated 6 percent per year, with an unprecedented 30 percent jump in the past three years alone.  And due to the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuels, along with higher electricity costs, this rise in high price energy does not look to be slowing down anytime soon. This only adds to the stress of a homeowner’s already stressful existence because they may be worried about their mortgage payments or the possibility of losing their job or countless other worries that the recession has brought upon the average American family. 

One small bright side about installing solar panels is the government’s tax credit a homeowner receives for helping to save energy. The federal government tax credit for solar panel installation increased dramatically in 2009 from years past. A homeowner could receive a federal tax credit of up to 40 percent of net system cost after state rebates are deducted.  This credit is taken directly off the amount of income tax you owe at the end of the year. 

Individual homeowners are not the only people who are concerned about the environment and are using solar panel installers to install the large solar panels on their rooftops.  Additionally, many cities and states use solar powered safety signs to help keep traffic flowing and save lives from accidents because it distracted drivers.  A solar powered traffic sign comes equipped with LED flashing lights which are generated by the sun’s solar energy. 

Many schools and hospitals use solar powered pedestrian crossing signs in order to help alert distracted drivers to the possibility of pedestrians in the crosswalk.  Solar powered pedestrian crossing signs use a solar powered panel attached to the sign in order to generate three or four LED lights that flash on and off to draw attention to the sign and hopefully help avoid accidents.

Solar powered pedestrian crossings signs are popping up all over the country, in hospital zones, school zones and construction work zones where pedestrians and vehicles need to coexist without the vehicles doing any harm to the pedestrians.

Solar powered street signs use the sun’s energy to generate power to three or four LED flashing lights in order to attract distracted drivers or any driver to the sign and have them do what the sign is ‘saying’.  For example, a solar powered speed limit sign installed near a school will help drivers to recognize they are entering a school zone and to begin slowing down to the designated speed limit because they have seen the flashing LED lights that highlight the speed limit on the sign.

Hospital zones, where emergency vehicles are racing in and out of traffic, can be helped with a solar powered traffic safety sign and solar powered stop signs.  Accidents involving emergency vehicles and other motorists can be avoided by using solar powered stop signs to alert drivers of an impending stop where they might not have otherwise seen the stop sign and continued through it into an accident.

On any given weekday around three o’clock in the afternoon, there are hundreds of thousands of children leaving schools all across the country and waiting school buses and parents in cars ready to whisk them away to after school activities or home for a snack like pizza or grapes.  Accidents can be avoided with solar powered traffic signs such as solar powered speed limit signs, solar powered yield signs and solar powered stop signs.

Colorful signs placed near hospital zones and school zones are often times not enough to save lives but a solar powered traffic sign with flashing red, yellow or orange LED lights have been proven to save more lives than a traditional metal sign with only the reflective tape.

Numerous construction company accidents have been lowered because of solar powered traffic signs and also in work areas, mostly along the highways where pedestrians and large heavy construction equipment share the road. 

Whether it’s a construction zone, school zone or hospital zone, solar powered safety signs and traffic signs can help to save lives.

A solar powered traffic sign is being placed in many different areas around the country in order to help alert drivers to the stop sign they might have otherwise missed or a danger sign for an entering ambulance or other traffic signs because of natural distractions – like their own thoughts within the car or a distraction from outside of the car – such as ‘rubbernecking’ to see an accident. 

In addition to solar powered traffic signs with the flashing LED lights, there are many different styles of solar safety signs available to construction companies, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals and emergency rooms facilities, fire departments and a city or town.  These solar powered traffic signs use the sun’s power to generate flashing LED lights which help to attract a driver’s attention to the traffic sign so they will adhere to what the sign designates they do.  For example, a solar powered speed limit sign installed near a school will help drivers to realize they are entering a school zone and to begin slowing down to the designated speed limit because they have seen the flashing LED lights that highlight the speed limit on the sign. 

Solar power installation is fairly simple because there is no need for long extension cords for electricity because the solar powered signs take their energy from the sun’s UV rays. 

LED solar sign lights, which are placed on solar traffic signs, help alert motorists to the many different hazards along their path.  Large construction vehicles entering and exiting a highway could have a solar powered traffic sign placed near the road to notify drivers of a construction vehicles impending action. 

Countless construction workplace accidents are down because of solar powered traffic signs where pedestrians and large heavy construction equipment share the roadway.  A driver of large heavy construction equipment may not be able to see a person on the road; however they will be able to see the solar sign panel and the flashing LED lights as they come up to a crosswalk in their work area.  These solar powered traffic signs will help to prevent many accidents.

Solar powered traffic signs use three or four flashing LED (light emitting diode) lights in order to attract a driver’s attention to a sign so that they will slow down, stop, yield or beware of dangers such as low power lines, railroad crossings or emergency vehicles entering and exiting the roadways.  These LED solar sign lights last much longer than regular light bulbs; therefore replacing them is not an issue and they are powered by the sun’s energy so there is no need to run an electrical cord or extension cord from an electrical outline to the sign.

Solar powered stop signs can have a dramatic impact for motorists and pedestrians near work zones, hospital zones and school zones where drivers are often times distracted and tend to speed without realizing what they are doing or plow through stop signs without seeing them.  Solar powered stop signs placed anywhere pedestrians and motorists coexist can help reduce the number of accidents by helping to alert a driver to what a posted sign is “telling” them.

Solar powered traffic signs that alert drivers to oncoming traffic in school zones have been used in and around many different college locations where there tends to be more pedestrians then cars.  Other school zones have also had much success with solar powered traffic signs and solar powered stop signs.  Often times when a parent is dropping off or picking up their student there are hundreds of children walking around in addition to large buses making distractions inevitable.  With solar powered traffic signs people are more alert to their surroundings and more lives are saved.

A solar powered safety sign near fire engine houses or hospital zones help insure drivers who cannot hear the sirens (perhaps the music is too loud) will see the flashing lights of a stop sign or a bright yellow fire engine sign and heed its warning. 

Large colorful signs posted near hospital zones and school zones are often times not enough to save lives but a solar powered traffic sign with the flashing red or orange LED lights have been proven to save more lives than a traditional sign.

Safety isn’t just something that’s good to do, it’s also a business issue for private citizens, government agencies and corporations around the world. Lack of safety costs companies around the world billions of dollars in lost productivity, absenteeism and legal costs. Protect others when you install safety equipment such as Pedex signs and solar pedestrian signs. These signs will help keep pedestrians safe and protected from injuries.

Walking can be deadly. Just consider how many pedestrians are injured in accidents involving cars each year. Take safety seriously by installing PedEx signs and solar pedestrian signs. These signs are visible in many different types of weather conditions. They’re built to last, and hold up to high wind and hail. Available in single or double-sided models, these signs are made with DOT break away bases and with polycarbonate solar panel shields.

Even more tragic than a two-car accident is an accident involving a car and someone not protected by being inside a vehicle. PedEx signs have gone a long way toward keeping pedestrians safe by alerting motorists that there pay be walkers in the vicinity. However, drivers have a lot on their minds these days. Sometimes they don’t notice signs. Solar pedestrian signs will be a lot more likely to get their attention.

Polycarbonate solar power shields. DOT breakaway base. Remote activation. Single- or double-sided. That’s what you get when you purchase solar pedestrian signs from StarCom Solar Inc. These are well-made and durable, and of course they are easy to see. They’re also pretty “green,” because they use solar energy, which is readily available. You can also get solar construction signs. It’s all about safety and ease of use. You should definitely look into it.

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