U.S. Festive Decorations Use More Electricity Than These Countries Do In A Year

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Houses like this use up a lot of electricity during the festive period. V Smoothe via Wikimedia Commons

Some people go to extraordinary lengths to keep up with the Joneses during the festive period, decorating their houses, lawns, mailboxes, cars and even pets with all sorts of sparkly decorations. Often these involve fairy lights and other electrical devices, resulting in a pretty hefty Christmas energy bill. In fact, the amount of electricity used to power these festive decorations in the U.S. alone is greater than the entire annual consumption of some developing countries.