How Much Do Christmas Lights Cost To Run?
But Christmas wouldn't be the same without twinkly fairy lights glowing up your tree and home. So let's delve into the facts and figures around running LED Christmas lights so you can feel more comfortable using them this winter.
LED lights use around 10% of the energy of non-LED lights - which means if you're still using the the old-school incandescent Christmas lights, it might be change to change over. It's worth noting that LED lights are also safer to use as they don't get hot whilst they're switched on.
How much do LED Christmas lights cost to run?
We have worked out the costs of our entire LED Christmas light range to help you make an informed decision when purchasing our products.Our smaller sets of lights cost less than 17p per month to run (based on the new tariff of 34p/kWh and the lights being on for 5 hours per day) and our largest set of lights (based on the same information) will cost you less than 59p to run over 30 days.
Depending on size, the wattage for our LED Christmas lights is either 3.6W, 6W, 9W or 12W. In comparison, you can expect these numbers to increase tenfold if using incandescent Christmas lights - which will also increase your energy bills for running them tenfold.
Fairy String Lights (10cm Spacing)
Let's start with our standard fairy string lights. This range features LED quantities of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 1000. At 3.6W, our 100, 200 and 300 LED lights are the lowest wattage rating in this range. If you run these lights for 5 hours a day, they will cost you around 0.6p per day. Our 400 and 500 LED lights run off 6W and will cost you around 7p per week to run. Our largest size in this range has 1000 LEDs and are 9W. They will cost around 45p per month to run. Click here to browse our fairy lights!
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Fairy String Lights (2.5cm Spacing)
Now we move onto our 'close set' fairy string lights where the bulbs are spaced just 2.5cm apart. We offer these lights in sizes 500, 750, 1000, 1500 and 2000. At 6W, the 500 and 750 LED lights are the cheapest to run in this range. They will cost you around 28p a month to run (if using for 5 hours per day). Our 1000 LED lights run off 9W and will cost you around 11p per week to run. The larger lights in this range are 1500 and 2000 LED and use 12W of power. These will cost you around 2p per day to run. Click here to browse our fairy lights!
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Fairy String Lights (Clear Cable)
These are similar to our standard fairy lights with the difference being the lights are on a clear cable rather than a dark green one. These Christmas lights can be purchased in sizes 100, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 LED. At a running cost of just 0.6p per day, our 100, 200 and 300 LED are the cheapest to run in this range. The 500 LED lights run off 6W and will cost you approximately 28p a month to run. The largest size in this range is 1000 LED and will cost around 11p a week to run. View our fairy light range here!
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Icicle Lights
Icicle lights are a great addition for outside homes or hanging from a mantlepiece. These lights are available in sizes 240, 360, 480, 1000 and 2000 LED. For sizes 240 and 360, it will cost you 0.6p per day to run as they run off just 3.6W. The 480 LED lights runs off 6W and will cost you around 7p a week to run and our 1000 LED size runs of 9W and will cost around 11p a week to run. Our largest size of 2000 LED will cost you around 59p per month as they run off 12W of power. Click here to browse our Icicle light range!
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Cluster Lights
Finally, we have our Cluster lights. They have around 4x more bulbs per metre of cable so, as the name suggests, they look clustered together when lit. These lights can be purchased in sizes 480, 720, 1000 and 2000 LED. Our 480 and 720 LED sizes are the cheapest to run and will cost you around 28p per month to run. Our 1000 LED lights run off 9W of power and will cost around 11p per week to run. The largest size of 2000 LED and runs off 12W of power, these will cost you around 2p per day to run if you use them for 5 hours per day. Shop our Cluster light range here!
