{"id":111,"date":"2018-12-10T10:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.njenergyratings.com\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2018-12-10T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T16:21:31","slug":"christmas-lighting-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njenergyratings.com\/blog\/christmas-lighting-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Will My Christmas Lighting Cost Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holiday lighting decorations can use a lot of electricity. Here’s how you can still afford them but keep your New Jersey electric bills lower this season.<\/em><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How Much Will I Spend On Lighting This Christmas?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s perhaps the first thing we think of when we picture our home at Christmas; draped in strings of lights, flashing and twinkling in all the colors of the rainbow. Beautiful, and an irreplaceable part of a New Jersey Christmas. But lighting up all those bulbs <\/span>uses up a lot of electricity<\/span><\/a>, especially for an entire month. So how much will you spend on lighting this Christmas, and can you do anything to <\/span>save money on electricity<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

How Much Electricity Do Christmas Lights Use?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nationally, Americans consume about <\/span>6.63 billion kilowatt hours of electricity<\/span><\/a> in order to light up their Christmas decorations. That\u2019s a hard number to picture, so to put it in perspective, some countries – Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Tanzania, <\/span>use less electricity than that in an entire year<\/span><\/a>. The amount of electricity that your home\u2019s display consumes is mostly dependent on the type of bulbs you use. <\/span><\/p>\n

Old-fashioned incandescent bulbs eat up a lot more electricity, about 10 times as much, leading to a much higher electricity bill. If you\u2019re looking to <\/span>cut down on electricity usage this Christmas<\/span><\/a>, LED lights are a much better bet.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Much Will I Spend On Christmas Lighting?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Firstly, let\u2019s talk about the different bulb types you\u2019ll probably be using. Here are the most common<\/span> incandescent and LED size christmas light bulbs<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Incandescent:<\/b><\/p>\n