Should individuals maintain their Christmas lights? The question is being asked today, when it is time for energy sobriety. Have you seen the neighbors’ house decorated with dozens of garlands? At a time of energy savings and the threat of power cuts, are individuals who decorate their homes with garlands abusing it? Close-up on the spirit of Christmas 2022: is it too expensive? Should we turn off the lights that delight children when the government is asking to reduce consumption?

Adrien Raphet, a pleasure garden enthusiast, lives in Bessens between Toulouse and Montauban, and for Christmas nights his house puts stars in the eyes of young and old alike: en-veux-tu en-voilà garlands, elves, pyramids, Eiffel Tower… All on 4000m². And guess what? At Adrien, Christmas rhymes with energy sobriety: because everything works in LED; “to break a priori, know that my 2 km of garlands consume less than a swimming pool filtration, Linky meter in support, and even when you cook with your oven it costs more than all of my LEDs” explains the one whose illuminations will cost this year “40 euros or 1 euro per day”; “beware of the confusion between professional LEDs in cities that consume more, and those for individuals that are more ambient lighting and consume less. All of this is thought out” he adds.

Which does not exonerate the father of a gesture, to also contribute to the collective effort he reduces the time amplitude “sobriety does not mean austerity, for example last year I illuminated between 5:30 p.m. and midnight, this year I stop at 10 p.m. and “It keeps the show going…