christmas lights

Making cheap knockoffs isn't limited to designer fashion, as a New Jersey sweep of urban discount stores this month found. The sweep revealed that holiday lights, Christmas decorations and other electrical items had counterfeit Underwriters Laboratory labels on them. The real labels, with their...

Powering a home costs the average U.S. household $2,160 a year. While heating and cooling a home are the primary energy guzzlers, appliances also consume their fair share. Of course, there are ways to keep your energy usage -- and your monthly bill -- skyrocketing each winter. Using efficient...

Santa had it right when he went with Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, as the only light on his sleigh. After almost a week of fidgeting around with solar LED lights, I've given up on trying to have a "green" string of Christmas lights on my house. They won't light up, no matter how much sun they...

Deck the halls with twinkling cheer using the latest in energy-efficient lighting products and you'll trim down your holiday energy bill. The variety and versatility of LED and fiber-optic options are better than ever before, keeping valuable dollars in your holiday budget as they provide...