Affordable Solar & Wind

Who thinks that we should power traffic lights with solar panels?

The solar panel wouldn't need to be very large, and for the most part could be on the back or top of the street light. At night, they could be powered the same way they are now or by batteries that the solar panels could be charging throughout the day. Please explain to me if you think this is good or bad.

China already does this on all new install in many parts of the country. It is a small panel with LED lights, they work fine.

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