Chris 77

Energy saving and the holiday season

At holiday season time it is often a time that people don’t think too much about energy savings as the Enigin blog points out. This is often a time all care about energy saving goes to the wind as houses are decked out with illuminous Santas, and the latest TV character such as Bart Simpson.

Some may see it in bad taste. Others may have fun going round the neighborhood to see who has the best lit up garden, house or roof. Personally I like the ones where the reindeer or jumping into the sky with Santa standing at the reigns.

Well at least all that yearly penny pinching on fuel savings went to a good cause then - if you consider having a competition with the neigbors on the best holiday season light show a good cause. I think so its very considerate to offer free entertainment of such interesting lit up objects that can be seen across the neighborhood. Some even come with sound effects! Its truly amazing what can be done with a bit of electricity and showmanship.

Its probably still important to make sure one chooses cost efficicient lighting that has been tested and is CE certified. This will not only lower the electric bill it will also make sure the lights are safe and don’t blow out and cause the whole streets electricity to blow out.

However if this does happen it will save a lot of fuel and electricity for the whole neighborhood until power is reinstated. Although it might not be appreciated its a sure fire way to reduce electricity costs and a waste of resources this time of year.