When it comes to Christmas, there is not just the cost of the turkey, presents and parties to consider, but also the extra electricity used over the season. So, how much more can you expect to pay for your electricity bills during the festive period?
For a start, most people drape fairy lights over their tree, while many also hang up twinkly Christmas decorations on the outside of their home.
According to Sarah Broomfield, energy expert at uSwitch, who spoke to The Sun, LED lights are much cheaper than other halogen and incandescent bulbs, using 320 per cent less electricity.
“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,” she stated.
However, this is just for the tree lights and many people are likely to have their decorations up for longer than this. According to Confused.com, 11 per cent of people put their decorations up in November.
There are also other electrical demands to consider over the season, including all that extra cooking and baking; playing Christmas songs; and extended TV viewing.
Electrical Direct revealed that Brits use as much as 402,144,104 Kwh of electricity on Christmas Day alone, which is enough to keep the Eiffel Tower lit for 50 years.
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