Contrary to popular belief and to the political reasons to make Daylight Saving Time longer in the U.S. under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Daylight Saving Time may not save energy after all. Daylight Saving Time, which begins Sunday at 2 a.m. in the United States, was extended by four weeks under the Act in an effort to save energy. National Geographic News reports on how DST might not save energy after all. What do you think?
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Matt,
I’m very glad that, at last, there exists a study that confirms what I have been saying for years.
The big spenders in the energy consumption are traffic and industry. Factories use energy 24 hours long. Where is the saving of energy by changing the hour? Does there drive one car less, does there fly one airplane less by using the DST? I don’t think so.
And at home, if I don’t have to turn the lights on in the evening because of DST, I have to put it on one hour earlier in the morning!
Now it’s waiting for the official decision to get rid of this useless system. And many people who like me have a quite reliable inner clock, will have less trouble to ajust in spring and autumn.
We live in good hope!
Have a nice day!
Marijke.
The whole thing is archaic. How about congrass leave Summer time in effect and worry about morei mportant things like…running the government.
Why not just have daylight savings time during the winter months? Just the opposite of what we have now.
At least there would be no noticeable change in the amount of daylight from season to season, would there? In other words, 6:30 PM during the winter months would look pretty much like 6:30 PM during the summer months.
Every time it has been on ballot I did vote against. i have found out even when i and alot of others say their opnion and write to D.C. it stays the same. Lets get it changed to People Votes, since people do the paying and a few do “their running of.”
I used to blame Ben Franklin for this mess. Then I found out he was joking when he proposed it, so people should stop saying “He invented it and he was a genius, so it must be good!”
Psh, it doesn’t save energy… it drains energy! From all the people who have to get up an hour earlier for work/school/whatever! (Although, that extra hour in the fall is always nice. Still, it’s not really worth it.) *falls asleep on keyboard*
DST (Daylight Savings Time), which came a month earlier this year, is almost a waste of time. All that is being done is switching time from one hour during one season and back 6 months later in another season. One hour does not make a difference, especially for us superpeople (not being facetious) who wake up before day to start our days regardless. But, it is an American habit.
Sonja L. Marshall
“They” say it helps the farmers. Farmers don’t care what time it is.
If you’re on the clock you get up at the same time and go to bed around the same time. The energy saved in the evening is offset by increased use in the morning.
In my latitude 37,24 N, in midsummer, daylight until 22:00 h. cause we have DDST (double). The air conditioners full load. Not in USA.
Living in Austin, Texas I always dread moving the clock back an hour in order to enjoy the “extra hour ” of daylight. I agree with an earlier comment that I would much more enjoy an extra hour of daylight in the winter. In July, August and September I get tired huntin’ some shade at 8:30 PM and waiting for the temperature to drop just a little bit, when we are finally through “enjoying” another day of unrelenting sunshine.