MCT FAQ Sheet
| Lights On Tree | 17,320 including star, cross, streamers, marquee |
| Total Lights In Display | 23,000 in round numbers (we keep adding on) Last actual count: 23,850 |
| Time to put it all up | A couple of afternoons for the tree and most of the decorations, then lots of time working on the electronics, plus building new decorations out of wood. Chasing down problems takes a couple of days total (mostly non-working light strings). We start in October. |
| Electric bill | About $100.00 more total for the two billing cycles Dec.-Jan. |
| Power | 7200 watts capacity Actually required: 2500-6000 watts Used: about 2000 watts at any given time, average. Does exceed 6000 watts at times. Note: includes control of all yard decorations. |
| How many lights are on at one time? | Less than half the lights on average. Frequently the tree has only one color lighted, and various yard decorations may be on or off. |
| How many colors are there? | Six. (It seems like more because they can be lighted in combinations.) |
| How many circuits are there? | There are 96 separately-controlled outlets on the tree, plus six more for the tree "extras" such as the star, and 74 more independent circuits for the yard, all but a couple of which are in use. |