You're not an electrician.

Maybe you fancy yourself a real Reddy Kilowatt. Maybe you bought the the motion-tracking lights we sold a while back. And maybe they’re still sitting in the box because running a bunch of wires out to your roof is just a little too daunting to take on.

Keep it solar, stupid. Simple. Close to the source. This XEPA solar light soaks up the sunlight all day and plays it back all night, like a DVR for the Sun. If you think about it, all outdoor security lights are really just stand-ins for the big guy, Sol Brother #1, that mass of incandescent gas we call the Sun. If the Sun never went down, the industry would disappear. It must be a real boom-or-bust business north of the Arctic Circle.

These XEPA lights need no electrical power, no drilling holes, no new wiring. They can be installed in a few minutes rather than sitting in a box for months. You can adjust the sensitivity and range of the motion detection. The solar collector is on a 15-foot cable, so you can position it where it gets the most sun, useful if you’re mounting the light under the eaves or something. You can even take the light off its mounting and use it as a rechargeable flashlight, with up to 14 hours of shine on a single charge.

It’s OK to take the simple option. You’re not an electrician. With this XEPA solar security light, you don’t need to be. You just need a light that will scare raccoons away from your trashcan.