Izibani zasemgwaqweni ezisebenza nge-solar ngokuvamile zinesikhathi sokuphila cishe 5 ku 10 iminyaka. Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi bahlanganisa izingxenye eziningi, ngayinye inesikhathi sokuphila esihlukile, ubude besikhathi sokuphila kufanele busekelwe ezimweni zangempela.
Ngokwesilinganiso, izigxobo ze-streetlight zingahlala kuze kube 10 iminyaka, amaphaneli elanga mayelana 10-20 iminyaka, Izibani ze-LED nxazonke 50,000 amahora, namabhethri angaphezu kuka 5 iminyaka. Kucatshangelwa zonke izingxenye, isikhathi sokuphila esihlanganisiwe ngokuvamile simayelana 5-10 iminyaka.
Lokhu kuhumusha nokupholisha kuhloswe ukuhlinzeka ngokucacile, kafushane, nokuqukethwe okufinyelelekayo, kusetshenziswa izwi lokwenziwa kanye nesitayela esihlelekile ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukufundeka nokubhekelela izikhulumi zomdabu zesiNgisi kuyilapho kulandelwa izindinganiso ze-SEO ze-Google zezindatshana zekhwalithi ephezulu..