LED Christmas Lights Will Lower Your Utility Bills

Recently, strings of Christmas lights that are made from light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are both gaining in popularity, falling in price, and increasing availability. This is very good news for the homeowners who want to save money, save energy and lower their utility bills while still lighting up the tree and house for the holidays.

What Are The Benefits of LED Lights

When LED Christmas lights are compared to conventional incandescent lighting, LED bulbs have numerous benefits.

• Energy efficiency: LED lights are about 90 percent more energy saving and efficient than incandescent lights.
• Long lasting: LED lights are made from solid-state construction, which makes them much sturdier and more resistant to damage than conventional lights. According to the United States Department of Energy, the best white LED lights have been found to have a useful life of about 35,000 hours, which is equal to about four years of continuous, 24 hour operation. Also, when one light bulb goes out on a string, the others stay lit.
• Safety: The epoxy plastic that encapsulates the LED bulbs is cool to the touch, thus lowering any fire hazard.

Various studies show that those who use LED lights will save from $2-$3 per year, per string in energy costs. So if you use 5 strings of lights, you can save $10-$15 per year. You also need to consider the life span. for example, since they last much longer than standard lights (LEDs last many years longer) before you need to replace them, if you factor that in, over the years you will save hundreds of dollars on your electricity bill, both from lower utility bills and lower replacement costs.