Christmas Lights That Save Money
IdealBite's tip of the day: LED lights.
Dec. 9, 2008— -- What are the holiday lights at the end of the tunnel?
The Bite
Aren't you just dying to know? Easy: LED holiday lights. Switch to this heavenly little bit of technology to light things up using very little energy.
The Benefits
Flatlining energy bills. LED bulbs use 90 percent less electricity than traditional holiday bulbs.
More cash on the other side. Burning 10 strands of lights with 100 lights per strand, 8 hours a day for a month, costs an average of $175 for incandescent bulbs vs. about $1 for LED minibulbs.
Killing off holiday hassle. With their 20-year lifetimes, you don't have to replace LED light strings as often as conventional ones.
Seeing the light, not heating it. Incandescent lights give off as much as 90 percent of the energy they consume as heat, so they're more likely to cause fires. LEDs are touch-ably cool.
Personally Speaking
Jen picked up LED Christmas lights at Home Depot for her family's tree trimming a couple years ago. Because she has tree-OCD -- repositioning each ornament just so -- her family finally put her in charge completely while they drank spiked eggnog and shouted words of, um, encouragement.
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