Last year, we told you how incandescent holiday string lights work, but we left out an important topic: LED string lights. Since more consumers are switching from traditional incandescent bulbs to energy efficient LED bulbs — particularly around the holidays — we’ve updated our popular holiday light explainer with a section to help you understand… Keep reading →
Holiday Lights
How Do Holiday Lights Work?
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By U.S. Department of EnergyThis article is part of the Energy.gov series highlighting the “Top Things You Didn’t Know About…” Be sure to check back for more entries soon. 5. Holiday lights have a long, fiery history. Candles were the original holiday lights, posing fire hazards for generations until Thomas Edison created the first electric lighting display for the… Keep reading →