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Updated Dec 19, 2017

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The cost of your Christmas lights

It's Christmastime and that means it 'tis the season to be jolly, but could your energy bill dampen that festive spirit?

Which? have the answer and it may be a pleasant surprise to all you Christmas light fanatics out there!

To brighten up your home with those fairy lights, it can cost as much as £8.94 to run your Christmas lights for 30 days.

That is based on 700 lights on strings, and ran for around 6 hours per day. That's not such a humbug, is it?

If you want to take it a step further, Which? revealed that the cost to run those lights can be reduced by up to 90% by switching over to energy-efficient LEDs.

On the other hand, less efficient appliances such as a fridge-freezer can be adding £85 to your energy bills per year.

So, rest assured! Your snazzy lights aren't going to hit your wallet when the energy bill comes in!


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