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Save Money and Energy on Christmas Lights this Year

Philip C. Curtis — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:23:49 +0000

Halloween is over and even though the trees still have green leaves because of the mild fall we are having, Christmas is just around the corner. Americans consume a lot of extra energy and create and extraordinary amount of waste during the holidays. In fact, it is estimated that we produce more than 1 million extra tons of garbage each week from the period between Thanksgiving and Halloween.

We also consume a great amount of energy. This is partly because this is one of the darkest times of year but its also because people are using more electricity to light up their homes with holiday decorations. Incandescent Christmas lights are inefficient and won’t last very long. They also break very easily. LED technology has found its way into the world of Christmas lights and is much more efficient. Specifically, LED Christmas lights use about 90% less energy than standard incandescent lights and will last for more than 50,000 hours. The bulbs are also covered with a durable epoxy plastic so they won’t break.

This year pay attention to you consumption during the holidays and do what you can to reduce your energy consumption.

Powering LED Xmas Lights with Solar Power

Philip C. Curtis — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:49:38 +0000

LED Xmas lights consume only .072 watts of electricty per bulb. This means that a standard set of 70 LED Christmas tree lights will only draw about 5 watts of power. With the LED string lights drawing so little power one can easily operate a substantial outdoor display with a very basic solar power generation unit. A solar powered LED holiday light display would be ideal for homeowners in the southern U.S.

I would be very interested in hearing any comments anyone has on solar power units. We are hoping to set this up as a demonstration.

3 Reasons to Buy LED Holiday Lights

Philip C. Curtis — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:57:07 +0000

You know those gnarly Christmas lights you have stashed away in the basement, closet or attic? Well, here’s 3 reasons to leave them there this year and replace them with LED string lighting:

1. LED Christmas lights are 80-99% more efficient than standard incandescent lights.

2. LED holiday lights are safer than incandescent lights. They operate at 1 degree above ambient room temperature and draw so little energy that risk of circuit overload.

3. LED Christmas lights will save you money. Not only will you save money in the form of lower energy costs, but you will also save money because you won’t have to replace your Christmas lights every year. LED string lights have a useful life of over 50,000.