Light up the LEDs for Christmas

Christmas light are part of the festive tradition, whether on the Christmas tree, out in the garden or down Grafton Street.  Consider the energy indoor Christmas lights use and rethink your Christmas decor.  Decorating your tree with about 300 conventional fairy lights will use 30 kw hours of energy, whereas 300 LED fairy lights will use 3 KW hours of energy in comparison.  That’s a mere 10% of the energy used and only 10% of carbon emissions created. 

LEDs typically have a longer lifespan at around 50,000 hours and don’t get hot to touch.  They are slightly more expensive but as they last longer, this offsets the cost over time.  So go one step towards a greener Christmas, and light up with LEDs.

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