Have an even greener tree this year by making the switch to LED lights. They’ll use about 90% less energy which is good for the earth and your pocketbook.
LED Holiday Lights
We haven’t found these for sale in our own neighborhood yet, but we have our eyes open for them. One online source we’ve found is HolidayLED. You can read more about the benefits of switching to LED holiday lights on their website, but here are some highlights:
- In addition to using less energy, they’ll also last 50,000 hours, about 10 times longer than standard incandescent lights.
- The average tree of lights will cost $9 for 30 days whereas LED lights will cost only about .90 cents!
- LED lights will also remain cool to the touch which is safer around children and also makes them significantly less of a fire hazard.
- Now through December 20th, HolidayLED will recycle your incandescent holiday lights for you (find out more here).
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We got these last year, and just put up our lights for this year... the led lights give off a different glow, which I cannot really explain, but that I like more and more...
As for the "safe to touch", keep in mind that you are likely to get a package with the scary, California law-required warning about lead exposure from the wiring... I haven't done the legwork to see how much of a threat this lead exposure really is, but we've been warning our daughter away from touching the lights anyhow.
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are these less likely to come loose and stop working than regular Christmas lights?
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With the lights we have, removing them is not even on option. They should not go "dead" for a long time, but if they do, the light is glued to the "stub" which provides power, so they cannot be replaced.
The plus side is that, no, they will not come loose, and, since they have such a long life, you shouldn't have to replace a single bulb for a long time anyhow.
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