Thanksgiving has come and gone, and many people will begin decorating their homes for Christmas if they haven’t done so already. As a southeast Michigan homeowner, you probably want to save as much as possible on energy costs, but who knew you could save on lighting up the tree and other areas of your home? You may not be aware of how much it does cost using old-style bulbs, but it can cost a small fortune. Whether you’re checking out those strands of lights you’ve stored and used for years to make sure they all work or are considering new lights, you’ll be interested in finding out the cost of old-style bulbs vs. LED bulbs below!
Before you go to all of the effort to put lights on the Christmas tree, string them on your house or in the trees, or even around the fireplace mantle or along the stairway handrail, consider this:
The figures below are based on ten strings of each type of light, lit for six hours each day, with 30 days in the month.
Old Style Mini Bulbs
100 lights per string, 40 watts per string – average cost per month $12.96
Old Style Large Bulbs (C7, C9)
25 lights per string, 175 watts per string – average cost per month $56.70
LED Mini Bulbs
70 lights per strong, 4.2 watts per string – average cost per month $1.36
LED Large Bulbs
25 lights per string, 2 watts per string – average cost per month $0.65
As you can see, choosing LED bulbs to light up your holiday will save you a bundle! Learn more about residential Holiday lighting at NSTAR.
The folks at Haley Mechanical thought you would find this information helpful for lighting up your SE Michigan home this holiday season.
