I love this little fountain...it's tucked amongst the flowers in my butterfly garden. The cord is nice and long so I can place the solar panel away from the shade of my plants and into full sun. I live in Phoenix we're the sun shines pretty much all the time. I did notice that it slowed down when a cloud went by, but that was right after I placed the panel in the sun, so I'm interested in seeing it run after it been charged.