How much do Christmas lights cost to run?
In 2020, the average family had their Christmas lights up from November 26 to January 6, according to Uswitch.
That’s a very Christmasy 43 days to add to your energy bills this winter.
However, because Christmas lights are often LEDs, they shouldn’t be too expensive to keep running.
Sarah Broomfield, energy expert at Uswitch, said: “A household with a string of 200 LED fairy lights would expect to increase their bills by just 27p if used for six hours a day for 22 days over the whole festive period – that’s just 0.2p per hour.”
