Battery Powered Christmas Lights: A Money Saving Alternative

When shopping for Christmas lights this holiday season, you will see that one option you have is battery powered Christmas lights, and they are exactly that--lights that run on battery power as opposed to electricity.
But are they a better alternative to their traditional counterparts? Battery powered Christmas lights come with one or two battery packs, which are usually located at the end of the lights.
They typically run off of AAbatteries, and sometimes C or D cells.
In some cases the battery pack is removable, which allows you to place the battery pack wherever on the line you choose.
They also offer you more portability since you will not be required to find a nearby power source to connect them to.
This can free you up to get more creative with your Christmas display.
Because you do not have to worry about a power outlet, you won't have to worry about finding and running extension cords.
Once you hang them wherever you please, all you have to do is simply flick the switch to turn them on.
They will eliminate the need for power outlets, which in turn eliminates the need for power cords and extension cords.
This is will keep you from having cords that someone can trip on, whether indoors or out.
Battery powered Christmas lights can be hung anywhere you want, and not just close to a power outlet.
This will give you more freedom of creativity in your decorating.
Two reasons that battery powered Christmas lights are the smarter alternative is the fact that they are LED lights, which consume much less (90% and higher) power to operate, and last many times longer than traditional incandescent lights.
LEDs are much more convenient in the fact that you can connect many more strands of lights together.
With traditional incandescents, it is not advisable to connect more than three strands.
With LEDs you can connect several strands together without worry about creating a fire hazard.
This frees you up to have many more strands of lights running at the same time.
Another way to maximize your savings is to use rechargeable batteries.
When you turn them off, you can recharge the batteries so that you always have fresh batteries ready to go.
LED lights are the preferred type of Christmas light.
If you are willing to pay a little extra, rechargeable batteries are the wise choice.
During the day when your battery powered Christmas lights aren't in use you can plug the batteries in and charge them up so that they are fully charged when you are ready to light up your Christmas display.
LED bulbs use 80 to 90% less energy than incandescents and have an approximate bulb life of 200,000 hours.