Posted on 12/05/2022 1:44:54 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
Whether you’re wrapping your Christmas tree in one strand of lights or adorning your home with a Griswold-like display, the type of lights you select can have a big impact on your electric bill.
A strand of 300 white mini LED lights on the typical green wire is 21 watts, while the same style with incandescent bulbs is 72 watts. Using the formula above with the national average of 16 cents per kilowatt-hour and a display season of six hours a day for a month, using a strand of mini LED lights will cost you about 60 cents. A strand with the same amount of incandescent bulbs will cost about $2.07.
If you’re looking at a strand of 100-light C9 LED lights at 4.8 watts, it will cost you about 14 cents, while a 25-light strand of C9 incandescent lights at 175 watts costs about $5.04. For the 25-light LED C7 strand at 21 watts, your cost is about 60 cents, while the incandescents at 125 watts will cost about $3.60.
Of course the total cost is dependent on the local cost of electricity. In Idaho, which had the lowest average price of electricity in September at about 10 cents, the costs above would range between 9 cents and $3.15. In Hawaii, with the highest average price of nearly 46 cents, costs would range between 39 cents and $14.18.
Laz needs to know bout this light bonus.
I watch it every time its on- not the whole thing- but i watch it!!!
None of your f'n business, watermelon bastards !
Yes, they sure know how to suck the joy out of everything, don’t they? Honestly, whoever gave a moment’s thought to the cost of power for Christmas lights?
Exactly, a sick mentality. How can we get along with these loons?
I agree that the LED bulbs are really ugly. Yuck.
The owner of the house we bought left behind his old C9 strings, but they had all sorts of current leakages and were tripping the GFCI all the time, so we “upgraded” to LED bulbs. No more trips, but they have that harsh, electric blue color and, when you look at some of the bulbs a certain way, you get a very bright pinpoint of light. I can’t stand them.
Then after Christmas it’s back to celibacy?
You can’t say Christmas in loonworld. Have to say “holiday.” It’s an in your face insult.
None. We don’t put those stupid things up.
I’ll gonna have to figure something out, aren’t I? Do folks use lights on Ground Hog Day (Feb 2)?
You could.......depending on how often you get that bonus.
Hi, Addy...who knew you were a FReeper?
If you shine bright enough, your neighbors’ should owe you for their night time solar panel production.
So, Christmas lights are saving the planet.
My Jewish neighbor would complain, sarcastically of course, because when his son was young and saw my house the son would get pissed they didn’t celebrate Christmas.
I do not know but I know coal was burned to keep them on.
I don’t know your reference.
Addy is the author of this article.
That was just sneaky. ;-D
No doubt, the warm mini led's are usable.
But I see the LEDs as kinda cold......where the incandescents are warmer and more astetically pleasing to the eye.
This! One hundred percent!
I bought all new lights for my family room Christmas Tree this year and went with LEDs and I don't like them at all. Like you said, cold. No glow. They're very sharp and harsh.
We have a smaller tree in the living room with white incandescent bulbs and I like these a lot more. They have a glow, an aura, that fills the room. Much more pleasing.
LEDs might save money and they have their applications but not for Christmas lights.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.