Starting around Black Friday every year, the light intensity in American suburbs increases by 30 to 50 percent, and it doesn’t return to normal levels until after the new year. The reason? Christmas lights, which are so prevalent as to be directly observable from space, according to NASA. All that extra lighting costs money, and as you plan your own Griswoldian masterpiece, you may find yourself wondering just what the impact on your holiday utility bill will be. We know, for instance, that LED lights are a lot more efficient than traditional incandescents – but how much difference does that make over the course of a season? To that end we looked up the wattage of a number of common types of Christmas lights, and ran some numbers on them to see just how much it would cost to run them for a typical holiday season. Related ArticlesNovember 24, 2017 Where and how to cut down your own Christmas tree in Colorado November 22, 2017 6 places in Jefferson County to take the perfect family holiday photo November 22, 2017 Car from “It’s a Wonderful Life” rolling to Rose Parade from its garage in Johnstown November 22, 2017 Colorado winter bucket list: 50 things to do to have the best winter ever November 21, 2017 Holiday-ish food events around Denver The immediate takeaway is that old-style incandescent bulbs cost a lot more to run – and this is especially true for the larger bulbs.

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