Daylight Saving Time: what is it really all about?
The below factual information was taken from:
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.
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 the winter, the afternoon Daylight Saving Time advantage is offset for many people and businesses by the morning's need for more lighting. In spring and fall, the advantage is generally less than one hour. So, the rationale was that Daylight Saving Time saves energy for lighting in all seasons of the year, but it saves least during the four darkest months of winter (November, December, January, and February), when the afternoon advantage is offset by the need for lighting because of late sunrise.
In contrast, every November all of this ends through our clocks going back one hour in the United States. So tomorrow, let us all in the United States:
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