US Christmas lights use more energy than entire countries

WASHINGTON, Dec  23, 2015 (AFP) - American household Christmas lights, a favourite holiday tradition, use up more electricity than some poorer countries -- such as El Salvador or Ethiopia -- do in a year.

That’s more than the national electricity consumption of many developing countries. El Salvador for one, uses 5.35 billion kilowatt hours, while Ethiopia consumes 5.30 billion and Tanzania 4.81 billion.