The cost of running LED Christmas lights varies based on the type of lights and how many are in your arrangement. You can find the cost of running LED Christmas lights by figuring the kilowatt hours (kWh) of your lighting arrangement, multiplied by your electricity rate.

You can figure the cost of running LED Christmas lights through the following formula: multiply the wattage of all light sets you’ll use by the number of hours the lights will be on each day, then divide by 1,000. The result is the kilowatt hours (kWh) for one day. Then, multiply the kWh of your lighting arrangement by your electricity rate. The result is the cost of running your LED Christmas lights for one day. Finally, multiply the one-day cost by the number of days that you’ll use your lights. The result is the total estimated cost of your LED Christmas lights arrangement for one season.

Below is an example of an LED Christmas lights arrangement for a home celebrating the holidays:

Type of Light Application # of Bulbs Total Watts
LED Conical Light Sets Tree & Foliage Lighting 2450 31.5 Watts
LED C9 Retrofit Bulbs Roofline Perimeter 200 192 Watts
LED C9 Stringer Sets Driveway and sidewalk outline 150 13.5 Watts

 

This example arrangement consumes a total of about 237 watts. Based on the average price of electricity in a 45-day holiday season, from Thanksgiving to New Years, in which Christmas lights run for 7 hours a day, the example LED display costs $10.46 to

run. For comparison, the same lighting arrangement using only incandescent lights would cost $123.48 to run. This is a huge difference that compounds year-over-year, leading to substantial savings for the decorator who chooses LED Christmas lights.

LED Christmas lights cost significantly less to run than incandescent lights, using as little as 10% of the energy that incandescent lights use. The cost savings can be in the hundreds or even thousands over time, especially as the savings are magnified over multiple light sets put together. In addition to the energy savings in LED Christmas lights, you’ll also save money on replacement sets that you won’t have to buy because LED Christmas lights last much longer than incandescent Christmas lights. A high-quality set of LED Christmas lights cared for properly has the ability to outlast dozens of incandescent lights, as the lifespan between LED Christmas lights and incandescent is separated by a wide margin. High-quality, professional-grade LED Christmas lights last 25,000 to 75,000 hours, which is approximately 6 or 7 seasons. Incandescent Christmas lights have nowhere near the longevity of LED lights, providing only about 3,000 hours of use.

While the upfront cost of LED Christmas lights is more expensive than incandescent Christmas lights, the savings on energy and the significantly longer lifespan makes up the difference in as little as 2 to 3 seasons. And the savings will continue to add up, making LED Christmas lights effectively cheaper than incandescent Christmas lights altogether.

Gain the benefit of cost-savings with pro-grade LED Christmas lights for your next holiday season—and for seasons to come! Dive into our wide selection of eye-popping, energy-saving lights.