Christmas in the U.S. - Christmas light wattage

This statistic represents the Christmas light wattage for standard U.S. household circuits, by Christmas light type. A standard U.S. household circuit has 15 amperes, 120 volts and 1440 watts. While commercial mini light strings with 50 lights require 20.4 watts, LED mini-light strings - despite having 70 lights - only require 4.8 watts, presenting Americans who want to blind their neighbours with their Christmas decorations with a more energy efficient and brighter result.

Total Christmas light wattage for standard U.S. household circuits*

Light type	String watts	String amps	Total strings/15 amp circuit
Premium Mini Lights (50 lights)	20.4	0.17	71
Standard Mini Lights (35 lights)	15.6	0.13	92
Commercial Mini Lights (50)	20.4	0.17	71
LED C7 Lights (25 lights)	2.4	0.02	600
LED C9 Lights (25 lights)	2.4	0.02	600
Premium LED Mini Lights (70 lights)	4.8	0.04	300
Commercial LED Mini Lights (25)	2.4	0.02	600
Wide Angle LED Lights (25 lights)	2.4	0.02	600