Light Up the Holidays with New LED Bulbs

December 3, 2007

Holiday lights make the season bright, and with light emitting diode (LED) lights, they can make it more energy efficient. LEDs are a new type of light bulb that use a lot less electricity than standard incandescent bulbs. To promote the energy saving benefits of LED lights, both the National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC and the evergreen in New York’s Rockefeller Center are using LED bulbs for the first time this year.

Technically, LEDs are not light bulbs at all. Instead, they are tiny semiconductor chips that light up when electricity passes through them. Because they have no filament, LEDs stay cool to the touch and they last longer—up to 20 times longer than ordinary light bulbs.

• Read the EEI news release.
• Find out more about energy efficiency.
• Visit the Get Energy Active Web site.

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