Are You Choosing LED Holiday Lights for 2014 Christmas Decor?

2014 Christmas season is still about two months away. But it is never too early for us to prepare the necessary decorative items for the holiday season. Besides, some of the decorative items are not exclusive to Christmas decoration. They are also popular decoration for parties or other special occasions, for example, LED holiday lights that are usually used for home decor, garden decoration, party or other occasions. For the coming holiday season, the earlier we prepare, the more choices we can make.

Each of the holiday season means extra cash. This time of year can also mean extra savings if you choose LED holiday lights as an alternative to old fashioned decorative light bulbs. It is said hat homes lit with LED Christmas lights can help save up to 90% on energy costs. There are some data that the traditional decorative light needs about $3 for illumination of 5 hours each day. Instead, the LED lights would only cost 30 cents. That’s really significant savings on our utilities bill.

In the past, LED lights are much more expensive than traditional bulbs. But with the development of the lighting market, the price of LED lights is lowered. It is a wise idea to switch to LED lights if we want to save more in the long time. Besides, LED lights have a lot of advantages over traditional lights. They are safe. Made of durable materials, the lights will seldom heat up for prolonged illumination. LED lights also reduce the risk of fire. The lights can last even 100 times longer than those traditional lights.

Will you choose the new LED holiday lights for the coming holiday season and discard those old holiday lights? Here is some data to help you make the decision.

Based on the U.S. government’s Energy Star program, LED lights consume 90% less energy than traditional holiday lights, which will bring us $50 energy savings during the holidays. The electricity consumption of 7-watt incandescent light string is enough to power two 24-foot LED strings or 140 LED string lights. We have to face the fact that LED lights is a bit more expensive than old-fashioned holiday lights. Usually the price for 100-bulb string of LED lights ranges from $20 to $46 yet $7 to $12 for that of conventional lights. Of course, we can save more on the LED lights if we can find the Christmas lights sale before the holiday season.

Another data I want to share here is about the number of light strings. We can connect 87 or more LED string lights. That’s not safe for the traditional light strings. One more better aspect of LED lights are their color changing feature, which makes the light more vibrant and easier to create special atmosphere for the holiday season.

What’s your choice then? Get prepared for the coming Christmas decoration. The earlier we buy LED lights, the more choices we have and the more we can save. Besides, we can have more decoration ideas for some party occasions before the Christmas day.