Even before the latest proposed rule, LED use in the US has grown significantly in recent years. Nearly 50% of US households said they used LED bulbs for most or all their indoor lighting ...

Before the mini-bulbs were introduced last season, the cost of hanging and removing the lights — which then were incadescents, not LEDs — was about $50,000 annually.

With the included ultra-strong adhesive tape, all it takes is a simple stick-and-go application. Three AAA batteries keep the long-lasting LED mini bulbs lit for 50 hours. via merchant ...

A strand of 300 white mini LED lights on the typical green wire is 21 watts, while the same style with incandescent bulbs is 72 watts. Using the formula above with the national average of 16 cents ...