lighting a barn without a genny

[krustykittens]

We are building an American barn at a property we recently moved into and I was looking for ideas on how to get power to it. We have been quoted an insane amount by the power company to get a spur off the main line and running a cable from the house is not an option as it already has two circuit boards and the electrician is concerned we will overload them. A generator is an obvious solution but they are noisy and smelly. Has anyone used solar or wind power?

[RatherBeRiding]

You can get silent generators, and the latest models of generator shouldn't be smelly - might be worth a bit of research before you do down another route?

[Sychnant]

I have these and they're great!

www.bedazzled.uk.com/LED_Stable_Lights.htm

[Rosieposy4]

Rechargeable floodlights. I have a couple, durable, multipurpose ( can put in field or by a school to ride in dark) mine were only about £20-25 each and i have only had them a couple of years

[krustykittens]

Thank you! I didn't think of rechargeable lights and we really need to keep costs down as the house renovations have gone a little over budget.