100k? Seriously? Congrats to him for going all out with the holiday spirit.
Nice lights by the way.
Actually 100K could be understating it! He has 200 AMP electric service. We had to put in a separate panel with many circuits each with separate breakers or he would blow every breaker in the panel! Last year another friend and I used a Clamp On Ammeter to measure the current. There are two 120 Volt Circuits each rated at 100 Amps. One side measured 80 Amps and the other 90 Amps! The electric company loves him!
There is no way I can even show half of his grounds and lights and decorations here, but there is a 100' long fence in front of his farm. It's all lit from one end to the other. Here are two quick pics of that fence. This is just part of the fence.
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A close up of one small area of his fence.
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There are driveways going all around the house to the back. Every inch of both sides and the back yard and barn is covered in lights.
This is one side. A lot of things in that pic are animated. I took some videos last year. Deers moving their heads, a large santa all animated with music playing. This friend goes all out for sure. It's a pleasure to help.
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Another view from more toward the back.
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One shot from the back by his one barn.
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It takes days to get this all put up and working right and the load on each circuit optimized so no one circuit will overload or overheat!
He really has the Christmas spirit for sure!