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"a few [twin cities] retailers are selling led (light-emitting diode) strands that can last as long as 20 years and use 75 to 95 percent less electricity than conventional lights." the article features some cost benefit analysis courtesy of some lady from xcel energy. she concluded that if you have 2500 (?!) lights running 5 hours/day, the cost of 'regular mini lights' vs. 'led mini lights' would be $6 and $1.50 respectively. unfortunately, buying the led lights will cost you 8-times more than the regular ones. whoops. in other news, it apparently costs less than a $1/month to run my 400 christmas lights. who knew?

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1229/5745844.html