Fwd: Go Toward the (LED) Light

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Nov 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If 10,000 Biters use LED holiday lights rather than conventional ones, we'll save $34,700,000 on energy bills over the next 20 years.

 

 

 

 

 

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What are the holiday lights at the end of the tunnel?

The Bite

Aren't you just dying to know? Easy: LED holiday lights. LED stands for light-emitting diode - a heavenly little bit of technology that lights things up using very little energy.

 

The Benefits

 

Watching energy bills flatline. LED bulbs use 90% less electricity than traditional holiday bulbs.

Killing off holiday hassle. With their 20-year lifetimes, you don't have to replace LED light-strings as often as conventional ones.

More cash on the other side. Burning 10 strands of lights with 100 lights per strand, eight hours per day for a month costs $175 for incandescent bulbs vs. about $1 for LED mini-bulbs.

Seeing the light, not heating it. Incandescent lights give off as much as 90% of their energy as heat, leading to fire concerns. LEDs barely warm up.

 

Personally Speaking

Jen picked up LED Christmas lights at Home Depot for her family's tree-trimming last year. Because she has tree-OCD - repositioning each ornament that doesn't meet her specs - her fam finally put her in charge completely while they drank stiff eggnog and shouted words of, um, encouragement.

 

Wanna Try?

 

Brookstone LED Mini-Ice Lights - small white or multicolored lights; 24-ft strands ($20).

Forever Lights - pinecone-esque colored or white bulbs; 24-ft small-bulb strand, 16-ft large-bulb ($19-$29).

 

 

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