Grinch To Griswold: Holiday Displays On Rise

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They are also using lots of lights and electronics. Four per cent said they install more than 750 lights each year, and this number can climb to over 100,000 lights for the biggest displays.

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The survey found 57 percent of British Columbians put up outdoor lights, and one in three residents have a neighbour with a mega display.

“Lighting these elaborate displays with older, incandescent bulbs is expensive. Clark Griswold’s infamous holiday display in the film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation would have cost him around $4,700 during the holiday season using incandescent lights, compared to the $50 it would have cost if it was lit by LEDs,” says a news release from Hydro.

Although most British Columbians are putting up lights, one-third of displays are still using some older inefficient incandescent holiday lights – increasing their energy costs and consumption. British Columbians can save around $40 over the holiday season by switching eight strands of incandescent lights to energy-efficient LEDs.