LED Holiday Lighting: led lighting: residential rebates & programs: City of Fort Collins

Energy-Efficient LED Holiday Lighting

The key assumptions are: five strings operating five hours per day for one month per season, for five seasons. Fort Collins Utilities Residential Electric Rate.

LED (light emitting diodes) strings are a very efficient alternative to conventional holiday lighting. Benefits include:

Energy savings: Save 90 to 98% of the energy used by conventional strings.
Long life: Rated lifetimes are much longer and sturdy bulbs are built to last.
Safety: LEDs stay cool to the touch, no matter how long they’re on.

Product selection and performance continue to improve, with more choices of color, size and shape. LED strings cost more up-front but pay back the difference with energy savings and longer life.

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