Sign Lighting
We have LED based solar sign lighting systems that can be customized as needed. These are based upon floodlights (8,16,18 and 36 W units) coupled with Morningstar Solar Lighting controllers (10 Amp or 20 Amp), sealed lead acid batteries (12, 18, 35, 50 and 100 Amp hours) and solar panels (20, 50, and 100 Watt capacity). The system required will depend upon the size of the sign, the brightness required, the geographic location, the required hours of operation, and local shading effects.
Try our Sign Lighting Calculator to see how your sign could be lit and to get an idea of costs. It will identify the major components required for an externally-lit sign, with lights mounted at the same elevation as the top or bottom of the sign at a distance from the sign equal to the vertical height of the sign.
Design Considerations
- Important numbers
- Sign brightness required
- Dimensions of sign
- Number of sides to be lit
- Hours of on-time required each night
- Distance desired from light-mounts to sign face
- Calculations/estimates
- Number of lights
- Brightness distribution on sign face
- Weekly energy consumption
- Recommended battery size
- Recommended solar panel capacity
- Other considerations
- Environmental ambient light
- Colour(s) of sign background and lettering
- Colour(s) of light desired
- Location of lights (inside, outside, far away...)
- Solar panel location/distance
- Solar panel shading
- Box requirements for electrical connections
If you are interested in lighting a sign, please send an email to sales@glenergy.ca including: sign dimensions, number of sides to light, location of sign, hours of lighting required each night. Or, call us toll free at
1 877 367 6729