Erich Jacoby-Hawkins

December 23, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Hey Jim, great points but they’re even more important than you write.

You might get electricity for around 6 cents a kWh in Ontario, but that’s only the generation cost. You also have to pay for distribution, which brings your real per-kWh cost well above 10 cents.

I haven’t detailed info handy, but I believe the real price (including distribution, line loss, debt retirement, and taxes) in any North American district will be well over 10 cents per kWh with the possible exception of Quebec. So that puts the 2-month 24-hour price over $400, even double that in many jurisdictions, which is significantly more than $260.

Karen @ Pledging for Change

December 19, 2010 at 8:25 am

I had heard about Light Tape form a networking colleague and I thought it was a great idea which could certainly replace all of these xmas lights. I’m not sure if anyone has developed it for Xmas trees and decorations yet so you would have to do your own research however this is a very brief outline of what it is and as you can see the potential is great.

“One hundred meters of standard 1″ Light Tape® lamp consumes less than a 100 watt light bulb! Light Tape® is the most energy efficient form of lighting available today. Typical energy consumption is less than 0.25 ma / sq. in.”

Pretty impressive that isn’t it?

( I am not connected in any way with this company so please accept my comment merely as a way for me to add some value to your post and to enLIGHTen a few of us maybe.

Merry Xmas to you and your family Jim

Karen
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