Do christmas lights emit carbon monoxide?

Question

I was watching the news this morning, about how good the new LED christmas lights are. I knew they were more energy efficient, but the news guy also mentioned that they help cut down on carbon monoxide emissions. I had not heard that before, and I'm trying to figure out how this is possible. do old lights emit toxins??? I have a ton up in my store!!

Answer 1

Since the LEDs use less energy (1/10th as much as an incandescent), the power plant does not have to produce as much electricity to keep up with demand. The ignorant newscaster failed to realize that the power plant will emit as much CO as they are permitted for regardless of LEDs or not.

And if your power supplier is a nuclear plant, there is NO CO emission at all.

No, you old lights do not emit toxins. They do, however, cause your meter to spin round and round really fast.