In　order　to　avoid　the　shortcomings　and　deficiencies　of　solar　street　lamp　systems　at　present　market,　in　this　paper,　a　new　kind　of　solar　street　lamps　monitoring　&　control　system　is　designed.　By　combining　ZigBee　technology　with　MPPT　algorithm　in　the　design　of　solar　street　lamp　controller,　the　wireless　monitoring　network　can　be　constituted　by　solar　lamps　themselves,　and　the　conversion　efficiency　of　solar　energy　is　improved.　The　working　state　of　solar　lamps　distributed　in　one　area　can　be　monitored　and　controlled　by　the　remote　monitoring　center　through　GPRS　and　Internet.　The　system　consists　of　three　main　parts:　solar　street　lamp　controller,　ZigBee　wireless　network,　remote　monitoring　center.　By　designing　the　system　hardware　and　software,　and　testing　the　experimental　result,　it　is　proven　that　the　system　is　highly　reliable,　cost-effective,　low　power　consumption,　fast　establishing　and　has　a　broad　application　prospect.　©　2011　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg.