Energy Saving Christmas Tree Lights

Indoor outdoor lights on buildings and roofs christmas tree lights.

Energy saving christmas tree lights.

This holiday light set comes with three flasher bulbs two spare stand bulbs and a replacement fuse and each string of lights has an 18 inch lead wire to plug into an outlet. C9 retrofit led bulb. The lights have a green wire that will blend in with your christmas tree and you can connect up to three strands end to end to decorate large areas. Repeat purchases in led lights are reduced drastically multiplying savings year after year.

Plan for approximately 100 mini christmas tree lights per vertical foot and a half of tree. Energy star products help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as save money through superior energy performance in residential and commercial buildings. Energy star qualified products and practices meet strict energy efficiency guidelines established by the u s. Choosing a lighting style.

Combine this with the durable construction of leds and savings extend beyond electricity. Shop for energy saving christmas lights online at target. In most cases they use a single light bulb located at the base of the unit to light the entire decoration now that s energy smart and budget smart. Free shipping on orders of 35 and save 5 every day with your target redcard.

In contrast lighting the same tree with led minilights only costs 0 82 making led string lights significantly more energy efficient. The us department of energy calculates that the cost of lighting a 6 foot christmas tree for 12 hours a day for 40 days comes out to 2 74 assuming a cost of 0 119 per kilowatt hour. Strands with a 4 inch bulb spacing will light more area at a lower cost. Limit the time lights are on kameleon007 e getty images.

While a string of incandescent christmas light bulbs is almost certain to have burnouts after 2 000 hours the average led christmas light lasts for well over 4 000. When covering tree branches use lights with 6 to 8 inches of spacing between bulbs so that you can wrap wires tightly. Replaces incandescent bulbs and is more energy efficient with same light output. Fiber optic trees and decorations are the ultimate in energy efficiency.

Environmental protection agency and the u s. You can still buy incandescent christmas lights but led lights use up to 80 less energy do not generate heat and last about 25 times longer thus making them the eco friendly choice.