Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means the holiday season will be upon us in no time. Since before Halloween, many retail and craft stores have been stocked with holiday supplies and decorations! One of the fun parts of the holiday season is decorating your home with various lights and other illuminations. Don’t overlook LED string lights when heading to the store to buy holiday lights. Though a little more expensive than incandescent holiday lights, you’ll save a bundle on electricity and probably won’t have to purchase new lights next year.
LED lighting is the best choice for holiday lighting this season to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. LED lighting uses only 10% of the amount of electricity that incandescent holiday lights use and does not produce carbon emissions. In a statement by Christmas Décor, “According to the U.S. Department of Energy, if all conventional Christmas lights were replaced by LED lighting, annual energy savings would total two billion kilowatt-hours – enough energy to power nearly 200,000 homes. “ LEDs also have a longer life compared to incandescent holiday string lights. Incandescent lighting lasts 2,000 hours while LEDs last at least 50,000 hours, which amounts to 20 years of use. LED string lights are built better and are more reliable than incandescent lights. There is no filament in LEDs, just a chip, and because of the epoxy coating, they are less likely to break in shipping and storage. Incandescent string lights are also a safety hazard because they get warm after a few hours of use, which increases the chance of a fire. LEDs do not give off heat and can make for a safer and happier holiday.
Make this the most environmentally friendly holiday season yet and pick up LED holiday string lights!
