What Solar Light Tower does

Solar Light Tower is a privately-held, San Jose, California-based manufacturer and service provider of portable solar-powered lighting towers, founded in 2008. The company offers a single core product — a manually-deployable solar light tower integrating 1500W solar generation, an 11 kWh lithium battery system at 48 VDC, four LED fixtures producing 51,200 lumens total, and AC output at 120V/240V, with a 9.5-to-23-foot mast and a 5-year warranty. The unit weighs 1,300 lbs and is rated to 70 kph wind conditions, positioning it as a portable, grid-independent alternative to diesel generator-powered light towers.

The company targets five end-use verticals: construction sites, events, emergency response, road work, and off-grid industrial operations, addressing pain points around electricity costs, diesel dependency, noise pollution, and grid unavailability. It serves customers through a sales-led go-to-market model that combines free consultation, professional installation, and ongoing maintenance services alongside hardware sales, with direct outreach from the San Jose headquarters and phone-based inside sales.

The business is small (11-50 employees), privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no patents, certifications, or named management team, and limited digital marketing presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, and a website newsletter). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the contact email domain (king-solarman.com) suggests a possible affiliation with a separate solar-services entity, but no formal ownership or corporate relationship is documented.

Name

Solar Light Tower

Website

https://solarlightingtower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solar Light Tower, founded in 2008 in San Jose, California, manufactures a portable solar-powered LED lighting tower (1500W solar, 11 kWh battery, 51,200 lumens) and sells it with installation and maintenance services to construction, events, emergency, road work, and off-grid customers in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Portable Solar Lighting Equipment

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

PV Balance of System (BOS) & Electrical Infrastructure (Inverters, Transformers, Cabling, Substations) (EUACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Inverters, Power Electronics & MLPE (String/Central Inverters, Optimizers, Microinverters) (EUAMABAE), Solar Balance-of-System Components (Cables, Combiner Boxes, Switchgear, Transformers) (EUAMABAG)

Keywords

• Portable solar lighting
• Solar hybrid light tower
• Construction site lighting
• Off-grid illumination
• Mobile LED lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Solar Light Tower Hardware Sales: Sale of portable solar-powered light tower units with specifications including 1500W solar generation, 11 kWh lithium battery, and 51,200 lumens output. Hardware comes with 5-year warranty.
2. Professional Installation Services: Professional installation services provided for maximum output and efficiency of solar lighting systems
3. Maintenance and Support Services: Ongoing maintenance services and support to keep solar systems running smoothly, including cleaning, inspection, battery health checks, and electrical connection verification
4. Consultation Services: Free honest consultation as per customer needs or desires with minimum cost

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Solar Light Tower designs, sells, and services a portable solar-powered light tower that combines 1500W photovoltaic generation, an 11 kWh lithium battery bank, and 51,200-lumen LED lighting on a manually extendable mast. The product is delivered as a complete unit with professional installation, ongoing maintenance, and free consultation, targeting construction, events, emergency, road work, and off-grid applications.

Product overview

Solar Light Tower offers a single unified product: the Solar Lighting Tower. This is a portable solar-powered illumination system combining solar generation (1500W), lithium battery storage (11 kWh), LED lighting (51,200 lumens), and remote monitoring capabilities. The product integrates consultation, installation, and maintenance services as part of the offering, targeting construction sites, events, emergencies, off-grid areas, and road work applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 51,200 lumens total illumination from 4 high-intensity LED fixtures
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Allmand Bros: Long-established US manufacturer of portable light towers and job-site lighting. Closely comparable product category with overlapping construction and infrastructure customer base.
• Trime (UK): European manufacturer specializing in solar and hybrid light towers for construction and events. Directly comparable product offering with a complementary geographic footprint.
• Progress Solar Solutions: US-based provider of portable solar light towers for construction, events, and emergency response. Direct head-to-head competitor with similar product positioning and target buyer.
• Generac Mobile Products (formerly Magnum Products): Manufactures portable light towers (diesel, hybrid, and solar) used across construction and rental. Comparable on product category and customer base, with a much larger manufacturing and distribution footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Sunbelt Rentals: Major North American equipment rental provider with extensive light tower fleet. Sets the rental-rate benchmark Solar Light Tower's purchase customers compare against.
• Doosan Portable Power: Manufacturer of portable power and light tower equipment serving construction and rental markets. Comparable hardware, larger scale, and broader distribution network.
• United Rentals: Largest equipment rental company in North America; carries light towers (diesel and increasingly hybrid/solar) and dominates fleet availability for the same construction customers.
• Atlas Copco (HiLight portable light towers): Global equipment manufacturer with a HiLight line of portable light towers including battery and solar-hybrid models. Comparable end-use application but as part of a much broader industrial equipment portfolio.
• Wacker Neuson (Light Towers): Global compact equipment OEM offering portable light towers among a wide equipment lineup. Competes for the same construction buyer but operates at substantially greater scale.

Emerging players

• Larson Electronics: US-based manufacturer and distributor of industrial and portable LED lighting including solar-powered units. Overlaps with Solar Light Tower in portable solar illumination for remote and industrial sites.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SolarLightTowers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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