Christmas lights have a way of keeping everyone in the holiday spirit. Nevertheless, whether you are hanging a single strand of Christmas lights on your porch, or decorating your entire house with Chrismtas lights, it's inevitable that your electrical bill will climb. Before you turn the lights off on your Christmas Joy, you should know that there are a some great ways to help ensure that your electric bill won't go through the roof.

 1. Use Timers for Lights: Timers ensure that your lights are turned off so you can cave money. Leaving Christmas lights on overnight during the couse of a month will most likely lead to an increase in your electric bill. Using a timer reduces stress of worry whether or not your turned off the lights. All you have to do is set the timer and forget about it. You have more important things to worry about this Holiday season.

2. Use LED Lights: LED lights are energy-efficient, safe, shatterproof and shock resistent. Spend less time trying to figure out which lights went out.  Each LED C7 multicolored bulb is only 0.08 watts – in comparison to a standard incandescent C7 bulb with 6 watts or an incandescent miniature lights with 0.48 watts. Bottom line – you can save up to 80% of your energy costs!

3. For Outdoor Use: Some LED lights are avaialble in solar poered models, which their low power consumption makes pratical. These sets charge a battery during the day, and should remain lit all night if the solar cells received enough sunlight