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Solar street light

Solar street lights are like regular street lights, but they use the sun's energy to light up instead of electricity from a plug.

The solar panel on top of the street light collects energy from the sun during the day and stores it in a battery. When it gets dark, the solar street light uses that stored energy to light up the street with its built-in LED lights.

So, instead of needing electricity from a power plant, solar street lights can work independently using the sun's energy. This makes them great for lighting up areas that might not have easy access to electricity or places where it might be too expensive to run cables for electricity.

Plus, they are also great for the environment because they don't produce any pollution or greenhouse gases as they run on renewable energy from the sun.
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