Subject:
Light up your holiday - and save the environment and money at the same time!
Date: December 4, 2007

Various Interfaith Power and Light programs have sent us this information on energy-saving strings of lights you might want to find.

Holiday lighting could add $30 or more to your electric bill!

Incredibly efficient LED Holiday Lights use only 0.04 watts per bulb, 1/10th the energy of mini-lights and 1/100th the energy of C-7 4 watt bulbs.

At around $10.00 a strand, not a bad investment, particularly when the bulbs last over 100,000 hours-that's over ten years of continuous use.

LED light strings are also safer. The faceted plastic bulbs remain cool, and are less likely to break than glass. The strings are weather resistant, rust-proof and are available in an assortment of bulb sizes, colors, and strand lengths.

You can buy affordable LED holiday lights easily on-line at shopIPL.org and have them shipped directly to your house. Receive 10% off your total order when you enter "shopipl" in the "discount/coupon" field at check out.

If you prefer shopping locally, some retailers that carry LED holiday lights include:

Target
Walgreen's
Lowe's
Home Depot
Ace Hardware
True Value

We bought these lights here in Sacramento, and they are just lovely! They come in white or colors, large bulbs and small. Yes - they are more expensive, but they will last for years, and saving money on utility bills plus energy use makes these ultimately quite affordable. Our old strings need replacements every year - and the right bulbs never seem to be at hand. We are very happy with these and very happy we're doing something to reduce the impact of Global Warming.

Wishing you peace and joy in this holiday season!

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