Christmas lights?

Spoonie_Turtle

I would say if we're at risk of blackouts, you could consider turning them off during the high-risk hours (4-7pm most likely) on such days, depending on how much power they actually draw.  Obviously it's up to you, I'm just coming from the angle of one of the people who would be concerned about them being an unnecessary strain at times of very high demand.

Have you worked out how much power they'll draw?

km1500

compromise - put them up but don't turn them.on.

ariarnia

Spoonie_Turtle said:

I would say if we're at risk of blackouts, you could consider turning them off during the high-risk hours (4-7pm most likely) on such days, depending on how much power they actually draw.  Obviously it's up to you, I'm just coming from the angle of one of the people who would be concerned about them being an unnecessary strain at times of very high demand.

Have you worked out how much power they'll draw?

thats an idea. 3-4 should include most kids coming home from school and it probably doesn't get dark much before 3 anyway. 8-10 is probably good for people in the evening who want to walk around and look at the lights (if they do that in your area?)

we normally drive to look at the illuminations in blackpool (only a couple of hours away) but this year I'm thinking we might see if theres something a little closer to home we can do. 

Plasticman

This will undoubtedly enrage those people who set their own rules and then force them on everybody else. Loads of them around on our local Facebook group during Covid - rather than follow the government rules they created their own and then criticised other people who just followed the government guidance. 

So there'll probably be people who think you're a terrible person for using electricity in such a frivolous way but unless the government gives guidance about not doing it I'd consider that it's really up to you. If the heavy weight of that moral decision to "waste" a few watts of electricity doesn't keep you awake at night, I'd go for it!

Miser1964

Rationing and rolling power-cuts are expected. No doubt a new group of Wardens like Hodges will be demand you "Put that light out!"

sienew

How much do Christmas lights actually cost to run? I wouldn't have thought they generally draw much power?

ChaunceyGardiner

I commented on the Energy Support and Advice Facebook group the other day, in response to a question about how to cut down on the expense of heating a hot tub over the winter. When I suggested that it would be best not to waste energy on such a thing during an energy crisis, I got laughed out of the place.

Spoonie_Turtle

ChaunceyGardiner said:

I commented on the Energy Support and Advice Facebook group the other day, in response to a question about how to cut down on the expense of heating a hot tub over the winter. When I suggested that it would be best not to waste energy on such a thing during an energy crisis, I got laughed out of the place.

Oh my word.  How the other half live!

Alnat1

They won't be laughing when they get the bill.

ChaunceyGardiner

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Oh my word.  How the other half live!

Indeed. I was told that there was no gas shortage, that I was promoting asceticism, etc. They just weren’t having it.