Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to rock LEDs

Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Misc. Tech, Science,

Let it be known that we New Yorkers take our “going green” seriously. The newly arrived Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree—like its holiday arch-rival the New Year’s Eve Ball—is replacing its incandescent bulbs with energy-friendly LED lights, 30,000 of them to be exact.  This means the 84-foot tall Norway Spruce’s electricity consumption will be reduced from 3,510 to 1,297 kilowatt hours per day (the savings equals the monthly consumption of a 2000-square-foot home). Plus, when the tree is taken down in January, it will become lumber for houses built by Habitat for Humanity (take that New Years Ball!).  If you’re in New York this holiday season, pay this tree the props it deserves by visiting between 5:30 am and 11:30 pm.

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