SolPals & ABC KIDS EXPO

After three years of product development SolPals will be launching our nightlight product line at the 2011 ABC KIDS EXPO. We are very excited to finally bring to market these solar-powered hybrid nightlights. The show will take place in Kentucky on September 22-26.

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Night Light Dangers for Kids and Babies

Here are some Night Light statistics I bet you did not know.

- Every day there are 7 kids in the USA taken to the emergency room due to electrical outlets.
- 200 children under the age of 2 die each year due to the electrical outlets.
- 10 Homes in the USA catch fire due to traditional night lights.

As a parent when do you look for alternative solutions?  The time is now!

As a parent FIRST, and the founder of SolPals second.  We at SolPals are excited to introduce to the market the World’s First Solar Powered Hybrid Night Light.  Not only can we conserver and save energy, but we can also save our children.  If we can just save one Childs life than this project will be worth it!

To learn more about SolPals products please visit our web site at http://www.solpals.com/

Night Light Give Away

Starting this April SolPals will begin to giveout one solar powered hybrid night light every week. We are hoping parents to be and current parents of youg children will enter. More details will be available in the next few months at http://www.solpals.com

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Can Your Child Help Reduce Energy Costs?

The simple answer to the question is YES.  And we all know what simple things kids can do by turning off the light, shutting down their electronics and so on.  However today I want to address one specific area where there is a huge amount of energy consumption by our children.  But before I begin let me through out some interesting facts that will help prove my conclusion.

1.       4,499,200 kids are born each year.  How did I come up with this number?  First the USA population is around 304 Million according to the census.  Also according to the census there is a 14.8% birth rate.  By utilizing some simple math you will come up with the same number.

2.       The average night light utilizes a 9 Watt bulb.

3.       The average night light is used 12 hours a day.

I am sure you can see where I am head by the above information.  So, now let’s calculate the consumption here in the USA:

kWh Average Cost $.13

Total Number of Kids between ages 0-12 are 54 Million

Annual kWh night light usage if all kids had a night light 1.1 Trillion

If we eliminated all power outlet night lights, the country would save $150 Million a year which could be used to power 107,784 homes each year. 

So, kids today can contribute by converting from a power outlet night light to a SolPals Solar Powered Hybrid Night Light.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

SolPals.com Solar Nightlights and Lighting Africa.org

SolPals President has just joined with Lighting Africa.  We hope to promote Project Share the Light in order to send solar powered hybrid lights and nightlights to those in need. 

UsNearly 1.6 billion people, upwards of 30% of the global population, are without access to electricity.

Lighting Africa is a World Bank Group (WBG) initiative which supports the private sector to develop, accelerate, and sustain the market for modern off-grid lighting technologies tailored to the needs of African consumers.

Lighting Africa works closely with a range of key stakeholders along the supply chain and beyond, necessary for successful market formation, including:

•Manufacturers

•Component Suppliers

•Importershttp://solpals%20user%20page%20at%20lighting%20africa.org/

•Distributors

•Retailers

•Governments

•Donors

•Financiers

•NGOs/ Academia

If you would like to donate a light to a child in need please go to http://www.solpals.com/solar-nightlights-solpals-share-the-light-charity.htm

Solar Night Lights vs. Electric Nightlights / Power Outlet Nightlights

First, I am the inventor of the SolPals Solar Powered Hybrid Nightlights/Flex Lights.  I have spent the last three years developing these lights.  My a-ha moment was when I noticed my young children are attracted to the nightlights thus the power outlet.  I started to do some research and found several disturbing facts about the Power outlet nightlight.  See below:

1.       7 children per day are treated in the emergency room from electrical outlet accidents and boys are the highest risk.

2.       In and average year, Consumer Product Safety Commission receives about 10 reported incidents where nightlights were cited as being responsible for fires.

3.       80% of all injuries associated with electrical outlets occur in your home.

4.       65% of all electrical outlet injuries are on the hand.

5.       70% of Children under the age of 2 receive burns to their mouths from electrical outlet accidents

6.       Electrical accidents results in an estimated 1,000 deaths per year of which 200 are children.

7.       If 100% of children in the USA used SolPals night light we would save around $150 Million a year in power consumption revenue.

8.       If 100% of children in the USA used eclectic nightlights we would use 1.1 Trillion kWh which would power 107,784 homes each year.

I have been completely oblivious to the potential danger to my children and home.  So, I did a little more digging on the danger and found a US Consumer Product Safety Commission document#5063 which outlines only one immediate danger of the standard power outlet nightlight “the location of the nightlight”.  You can read the article by visiting my website at the following link:

http://www.solpals.com/solar-nightlights-verses-electric-nightlights.htm

In the next year I will provide several informative resources of the dangers of nightlights.  It’s my hope that you will look at our solar powered lights as an alternative solution for your kids lighting / nightlight needs.  And know that our primary objective is to lighten up the night with the power of the sun, because NO child should be left in the dark.

To learn more about our products please visit our website at www.solpals.com we will begin to sell our lights towards the end of first quarter of 2011.