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christmas-ornament-1042544_640With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time once again to hang the old set of holiday lights on your [city] home to make it brighter and more colorful. However, gone are the days of high-power string lights eating up your electric bill in [city]. These days, LED holiday lights reign supreme as far as safety, energy efficiency, and lighting quality are concerned.

Why LED Lighting as Holiday Lights?

If you still have an old set of string or holiday lights, you might be thinking, “Why change something that isn’t broken?” This is a common question for those not aware of the many benefits LED lights bring to the table.

Here’s a look at some of them…

They’re Very Energy Efficient

Energy efficiency is by far the biggest draw of LED lighting. In contrast to traditional incandescent light bulbs, a standard LED light bulb can generate the same brightness of light while using 80 percent less energy. You can only imagine the spike of your [city] utility bill after hanging so many string lights. But with LED holiday lights, you won’t have to worry about incurring more electricity costs.

They’re Environment Friendly

Because they use very little electricity, LED lights help reduce your carbon footprint by lowering your home’s carbon emissions. But besides their energy efficiency, LEDs are much easier to recycle, containing no traces of toxic substances like mercury, used in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to produce light. Although a single CFL’s mercury content is negligible, when dumped in landfills by the hundreds, they have the potential of contaminating the soil and seeping into groundwater.

They Emit Low Heat Levels

Although you’ll often hear overstated claims of LED lights generating zero heat, the truth is that like any other electronic device, they still produce some heat. However, what’s true is that most LED lights are safe to touch, even after they’ve been switched on for hours.

Try doing that with an incandescent light bulb and CFL, and you just might burn yourself. But more importantly, the fact that LEDs are much cooler means they’re less likely to be a fire hazard.

They’re Long-Lived

With their solid-state engineering (in contrast to the fragile filaments of incandescent bulbs) and low heat output, LED lights naturally last far longer than any other kind of light bulb on the market. A standard LED light usually lasts for up to 15,000 to 20,000 hours—that’s several years when it’s used 8 hours a day.

Should you invest in holiday LED lights, you can expect your purchase to last for MANY holiday seasons.

One Word: Savings

And lastly, the energy efficiency and durability of LED holiday lights means they save you money in the long run. Although they can have a higher upfront cost than other options, LED lights are a long-term investment that ultimately pay for themselves in the end.

The good news is that LED holiday lights are the most heavily promoted solution for holiday lights and string lights. You’d be hard-pressed to find traditional holiday lights today, so go ahead and make the switch to LEDs!

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