how much energy will it really save?
What are your thoughts?
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Daylight savings time was invented by Benjamin Franklin at a time in which people still were using candlelight. The light was vital for field work and the like.
We are still using it under the guise of “saving energy”, but the truth is that we are not saving anything. The biggest proponents of daylight saving time are stores, golf courses, and anyone who could stand to make a few dollars from the people.
Obviously congress does.
I believe it will probably result in an overall savings of
up to 4% of our total national energy use…
I think that it will save very little (and it could be very costly!). Daylight savings time does not “save” any daylight at all. It merely moves one hour of darkness from the evening to the morning. People will be waking up and having to turn on their lights to see what they are doing and where they are going just as they do now in the evening.
I remember back in the 1970′s when we had year-round daylight stupidity (uh,) savings -time for 1 year all through the year. Many children were hit by cars and trucks while they were waiting for their schoolbuses.
I just don’t believe year-round DST is a good idea.
(Can you tell I’m a morning person?)
Makes sence to me. Spend more time outdoors and don’t burn as much light.