Key Points
- Cities across Europe are either turning off or drastically scaling back their Christmas lights this holiday season in efforts to cut back on energy use as they adjust to their first winter without Russian fossil fuels.
- With supplies scarce, and the prospect of rations looming, city officials across Austria , Denmark , Germany , and the U.K. , have all imposed limitations on how long the lights can stay on, and whether or not taxpayers will be forced to foot the high bills.
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