I wanted a flood light for the yard decorations. It has two modes, one for if it detects movement and one for on at night. When it is in detected mode, it is very bright, but when it is in the regular mode, it is operating at a reduced light level to conserve energy. Just wasn't bright enough. Also, as the days were cloudy, it did not get enough energy stored to maintain lighting for more than a couple of hours. Really didn't work the way I had hoped. I went an bought a regular, plug-in spot light.