A data center needs power long before the servers arrive—but not every temporary light or camera has to wait for a permanent electrical connection. During construction, gates, laydown yards, perimeters, and outdoor work areas need their own lighting and security plan.
With November’s shorter days, it is a good time to review that plan. Mobile solar light and security towers can support these temporary areas as the job changes. Their role here is construction-site lighting and cameras—not powering the data center’s IT equipment or replacing its permanent electrical systems.
Where solar light towers fit
Start with the areas crews and deliveries use before sunrise or after dusk:
- Entry gates and delivery check-in areas
- Material laydown yards and storage-container rows
- Temporary outdoor work areas
- Routes between parking, site offices, and active work zones
A solar light tower charges its battery from onboard panels during the day and runs LED floods from stored energy at night. That allows temporary lighting away from a grid connection without running a diesel engine for the lights.
Solight’s SLT-1200 and SLT-1800 each provide four 100-watt LED floods, 68,000 lumens, and a 30-foot telescoping mast. Both offer automatic dusk-to-dawn operation. The SLT-1800 also has dimmable lights and an electronically rotating light bar for positioning.
Match the tower to the area and task rather than choosing on light output alone. Check the layout after dark and adjust the lighting as work zones move.
Add camera coverage where it matters
Lighting and cameras do different jobs. A gate may need light for arrivals and a camera view for reviewing activity. A laydown yard may need coverage of storage areas even when crews are elsewhere.
Solight’s solar security towers use onboard solar panels and lithium batteries to operate cameras and a network video recorder without a permanent grid connection. Remote access lets the site team view live and recorded video from a phone or PC.
Fixed cameras watch defined zones such as an entrance or container row. SOCAM-2 and SOCAM-3 combine three fixed cameras with a PTZ camera offering 360-degree pan, giving the team another way to inspect activity across a yard.
Remote access is not a monitoring service. Your team views the cameras directly; Solight does not provide a monitoring service.
Separate towers or a combined unit?
Separate lighting and camera towers let you place each where it serves the site best. If an area needs both from one location, Solight’s SLT-1200S and SLT-2500S combine LED floodlights with PTZ cameras.
The choice starts with the site map: what needs to be lit, what needs to be recorded, and whether the same tower position can do both. Recheck camera views when fencing, stored materials, or the construction footprint changes.
Plan for November runtime—not just one night
For the SLT-1200 and SLT-1800, the full-charge runtime is about 20 hours of continuous lighting—nearly two full nights of about 10 hours each.
That is a full-charge runtime figure, not a promise that winter sunshine will restore a full charge every day. Nightly operating hours, light load, available sun, and weather all matter. Camera-and-light combinations also need to be sized for their combined load.
Tell us about longer shifts, shaded locations, or limited winter sun when planning the package. Backup charging options or a different tower configuration may be appropriate.
Talk to Solight
Planning a data-center construction project? Send us the site location, a layout of the gates and work areas, the hours you need lighting, and the camera views your team needs. We can discuss rental or purchase options for the construction phase.