If you transition away from traditional incandescent Christmas lights to modern LED Christmas lights, you can a massive 80% on energy bills. It is also observed that an average household using LED Christmas lights in the United States of America tends to consume about 100 kWh. But if the same household decides to stick with traditional incandescent Christmas lights, the energy usage will shoot up to a massive 500 kWh.
Each year, in the United States, over 150 million sets of Christmas lights get sold. It is a mind-blowing number if you think about it. Almost 90% households in the United States are decorated with Christmas lights during this festive season every single year.
$6 billion is spent on Christmas lights and decorations each year in the United States. This surge in the popularity of Christmas light installations has led to significant growth in professional Christmas light installation services, which have seen a 20% increase in demand over the past five years.
If you wish cut down your carbon dioxide emissions, you just need to switch from incandescent Christmas lights to modern LED Christmas lights. If everybody decides to make this transition, we will be able to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions by 700 million tons globally. We also need to focus on recycling Christmas lights as this will stop these Christmas lights from getting into landfill year each year.
Multicolor lights are preferred over single-color Christmas lights all over the United States. With the rise of Christmas light installation, the demand for smart Christmas lights (controlled by apps) saw a massive 30% growth last year.
This year Americans will spend a whopping $6 billion on Christmas decorations, including LED lights
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-are-spending-a-record-6-billion-on-christmas-decorations-2011-12
In their place, climate scientists and governments have promoted light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs to tackle ballooning electricity consumption, of which about 20% is from lighting, making up 6% of global carbon emissions. Without the adoption of LEDs, global energy consumption for lighting could swell 60% by 2030.
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/led-lights-could-contribute-to-massive-carbon-reductions/
Today an estimated 150 million light sets are sold in America each year, adding to the tangled millions stuffed into boxes each January.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/untangling-history-christmas-lights-180961140/
When you switch to energy-efficient lighting, you can light your home using the same amount of light for less money. Lighting accounts for around 15% of an average home’s electricity use, and the average household saves about $225 in energy costs per year by using LED lighting.
https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/lighting-choices-save-you-money