Saving power with Solar

I recently have been looking for solar panels to add to my growing equipment. See, I use a converted loft bed outside, with southern exposure so my plants get sunlight and some cover from choppers (LA has a LOT!) as well as hanging lights at nighttime for my vegative plants. I recently saw a solar powered LED lamp that charged up during the day and shined all night, but LED light isn't exactly grow worthy.
I wanted to figure out if there were solar charged lights out there with at least enough lumens to keep my babies from flowering in a 18/6 cycle. (I know the arguments about 24/0, but I've seen enough not to believe it).
Something that a lot of new growers forget is that police look for small apartments with increased jumps in their power bills, so aside from the money saved, generators are just good security for home growers. If you live in a dorm and your light bill is $400 a month, someone might come knocking, so any way to stay off the books is good.
I just wondered if there was any information out there about good solar chargers. Maybe I'll just run down to the highway and try to snag one of the ones they use for their streetlights, or else one of those wind generators you see on large billboards. I mean, I live in Southern Cali, I might as well use the sun as much as I can, no?

I did read that LED was good for keeping plants in veg...anybody disagree with or support that? I mean, I can grow outside, so an LED solar light and a timer might be nice for my mother plants, if I can lightproof the loft bed at night and use the sun during the day.
Any sugestions?

Go ahead and check out the solar. Dream on little broomstick cowboy, dream on while you can. If, they had solar panels priced low enough for you to hide the buy everyone would be using them. VV

"Go ahead and check out the solar. Dream on little broomstick cowboy, dream on while you can. If, they had solar panels priced low enough for you to hide the buy everyone would be using them. VV"

Hey man,
it's cool that you think that any kind of solar is too expensive for the typical grower, but you see, you're coming at me all wrong. I'm not looking for someone to tell me that I'm stupid...I get that from my friends...I'm just asking because sometimes you can tweek a few things with light sources that, may not give you perpetual motion or anything, but can trim a few corners when it comes to your overall expenses.
If you think that solar light sources require a second morgage, the good people at Shop Solar Lights and Solar Garden Lights at SolarLightStore.com would love to do some business with you. THe shit is cheap, and with a simple tweeking of the LED specrum and enough Mylar, you CAN get enough light to keep a plant in a vegetative state to maintain a mother plant, if nothing else, without ever plugging anything in. I really just wanted to know if someone had any insight, perhaps someone who has tried before, even if they've failed. If you've done this and it didn't work, please let me know that, and perhaps why you think it didn't work.. Sorry for any misunderstandings.
But thanks for the input anyhow.