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Daylight Saving Time: A brief history
In the summer, people who rose before the sun rises used more energy in the morning than if DST were not in effect. However, although 70 percent of Americans rose before 7:00 a.m., this waste of energy from having less sunlight in the morning was more than offset by the savings of energy that results from more sunlight in the evening.
In contrast, every November all of this ends through our clocks going back one hour in the United States. So this Sunday, let us all in the United States, "FALL BACK!"
READ MORE AT: http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html.
Source:
Douma, M, et. al. (Fall 2008). Daylight Saving Time: rationale & original idea. [web log post].
Retrieved November 03. 2017, from http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html.
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