Solar Powered Christmas Lights? That’s genius! Choosing alternative methods for powering this year’s festive decorations is not only beneficial to your wallet, but also to your home. No more scurrying around the department store hunting for sales and specials, no more worrying about faulty wiring potentially causing a fire in your home, and most of all, no more dreading the increasing cost of your electrical bill every holiday season. Having solar powered Christmas lights saves the fuss of untangling that ball of wire every year, and because of the type of bulbs that are used they actually last considerably longer than the standard powered version. This is the power of Off Grid Living!
Solar powered outdoor Christmas lights use LED bulbs for illumination, and in most scenarios as long as the solar panel provided receives around 3 hours of direct sunlight during the day, your lights should remain lit throughout the entire night, and even into the next morning when they begin charging again.
I’m sure you can remember the classic movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and the scene where he could not figure out why the lights wouldn’t turn on – well you’re not going to have that problem! Solar powered Christmas lights will turn on automatically at night, and charge automatically during the day. No wires, plugs or switching on and off.
Have you ever forgotten to turn off your outdoor Christmas lights before bed? Can you remember the feeling of waking up and realizing they were not turned off, and how sick you felt to your stomach thinking about your upcoming electric bill? That’s not a great feeling. Since the energy crisis of the 1970’s, people have been studying and seeking for alternative sources of renewable energy, and with the influx of Eco-friendly corporations you have more options than ever for finding stylish solar powered decorations for your home and Christmas tree. Speaking of stylish, you can still find your favorite rope or string arranged Christmas lights in the solar variation, and it’s not that uncommon to see your traditional star formation solar lights, butterflies, reindeer and Christmas trees available.
Most solar powered outdoor Christmas lights are a tiny bit more expensive than your traditional powered lights, but if you really stop and think about how going green during Christmas will benefit you, the choice should be easy to make. You can find standard solar powered Christmas light sets retailing between the $30-$40 per 40 feet of lighting range – which is not all that bad! If you take care of your lights and store them properly, they should last you twice as long compared to your old wall powered lights. So have an Eco-friendly Christmas this season and enjoy the feeling of knowing that you are saving time, money and worry by choosing to have a green holiday season!
