This years light count is 74295.  Which includes 1679 C9 bulbs.
 

If all the strings of lights were lined up from end to end they would stretch 4.54 miles.
 

To hook up all the lights over 250 extensions cords are used stretching more than 6500 feet.
 

If all the lights were turned on at once it would take 357 amps of power, with almost 100 amps
going to the C9s.  This is according to the amperage listed on each set of lights
 

800 feet of Cat5 cable is used to hookup all the controller boards.
 

It took 14 days to put up and hookup all the lights.
 

And about 3 or 4 days to take down and store them all.
 

The electric bill is not as much as you would think.  I didn't even double my November bill last year (under $100). Which is much better than the $250 bill I would get when the lights were always on.  Click here to see a picture of my bills from 2008.