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[rimist]

The incandescents do have a low start up cost, but require much more power, which can run you into extra circuits and a power bill bigger than a car payment. I'm sure others have me beat, but let me tell you, the first time i got a nearly 900 electric bill right after Christmas, it didn't go well.

- Rimist

[trekster]

Rimist, what does your electric bill run normally?  Last year my show was about 25K lights and almost all incads.  I had 144 channels and my bill went up almost $100 more then usual.  I did the show from Thanksgiving weekend to Jan 1st.  Dark to 10pm and later on fri and sat nights.

Ron

[rimist]

The year it was high i had a ton of incandescents, several hundred of the old style huge bulbs, and multiple air blown displays. I kept the lights on more though, because they did double duty as plant warmers. At the time my Typical winter Bill was around 300

- Rimist

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[trekster]

I do not know what I would have done if my bill was that high.  My wife would have shot me probably.  I am total electric and I am on the average plan.  I don't like surprises! 

[tbone321]

That's not all that bad.  I usually average about $150 increase in the Christmas electric bill.  I am all icans currently along with blow molds, animated wire frames and airblowns.  I hope that next year I can begin the transition to LED but i know that it will be a few years before I can complete the tranition to full LED.  In time I also hope to convert the wire frames to LED as well. 

[devoidelk]

I'm starting straight with leds and waiting till after christmas while there all on sale.... cha ching clearance rules