By Melissa MacKenzie

LED Lights Lighting Up Christmas

Nov 30, 2018 | 3:05 PM

While many electricity issues associated with Christmas decorations may not be severe enough to put the whole block out of power, like Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, blowing a breaker is more common than you may realize. The use of incandescent lights uses more power and costs more money. According to a new BC Hydro report, there has been a significant decline in the use of incandescent lights in Christmas displays due to the costs.

LEDs use approximately one-tenth of the energy that incandescents use, which lowers costs, making LEDs a popular choice for Christmas decorations.