How to Make Your Outdoor Holiday Lighting Displays More Energy Efficient

Now that it’s officially December, it’s time to start decorating your home for the holidays! Being fun and festive doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your budget. You can decorate your home with festive outdoor lighting without racking up your electricity bill. Here are a few ways you can make your exterior holiday lighting displays more energy efficient:

LED String Lights

Opt for LED string lights. Incandescent lights are out; LED lights are in. Not only do LED lights consume far less energy than traditional incandescent lights, but they last longer as well. It’s a win-win!

With plenty of color variations and styles to choose from, creating the perfect winter wonderland is an energy-efficient breeze. Some LED lights even have smart controls. Smart LED string lights connect to your smart home system, making for convenient lighting controls. This gives you the ability to manage how much power you’re using for all your lighting displays.

Solar-Powered Pathway Lights

Pathway and driveway lights are another way of decorating your exterior for the holidays. Whether you opt for simple lights or more decorative and colorful ones, try solar-powered. Solar-powered pathway lights recharge during the day and provide beautiful illumination at night without using any power. 

Set Timers and Use Power Strips

Another great choice for reducing energy consumption from holiday lights is to connect them to a timer. This is a good way to ensure your lights aren’t on and using power during the day without having to think about it. Also consider plugging them all into one power strip with an easy on/off switch. These are both quick fixes for easy management over your energy consumption from outdoor lighting displays.

These are just some of the ways you can manage your power consumption and reduce your electricity bill during the holidays. At Pronto Power, we place the power over your electricity bill in your hands. With prepaid electricity, you choose how much you want to spend on power by loading funds onto your account in advance. Make your outdoor holiday lighting displays a festive, budget-friendly and energy-conserving oasis with prepaid electricity from Pronto Power.