How to have a brighter – and cheaper – Christmas with LED lights

Holiday lights surely brighten neighborhoods this time of year, but they can come with consequences – high energy bills. In an effort to cut the amount of electricity used to decorate homes and trees, a local energy consortium is offering to trade energy-efficient LED holiday lights for old, incandescent bulbs. LED lights, along with energy efficient starter kits, will be available at five community events over the next two weekends in Hemet, Murrieta, Canyon Lake, Wildomar and Norco.