Daylight savings time 2011 begins Sunday, March thirteen. Congress declared an earlier start date for daylight savings time five years ago, believing that extending the period would save energy. Proving energy savings has been elusive since daylight savings time was extended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Source of article – Daylight savings time 2011 not likely to save energy in the U.S. by MoneyBlogNewz.
Daylight saving time approaching means one less hour in the day
Daylight saving time 2011 moves clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on March thirteen everywhere in the U.S. except Arizona and Hawaii. Ever since Germany started daylight conserving time in World War I to conserve on coal, saving power has been the reason for it. The need for electric lighting goes down when an additional hour of day is added with daylight conserving time. Many compare daylight saving time to cutting off an end of a rope and adding it to another end by manipulating clocks. Several are confused about daylight saving time. It might help retail and outdoor recreation but farming and entertainment hate this change every year.
Questioning benefits of it
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 started to encourage conserving energy. This made it so the period of daylight was extended an additional four weeks. The change amended the Uniform Time Act of 1966, and the earlier “spring forward” time was first enacted on March 11, 2007. Those in charge of writing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 said there would be power savings due to this extension. The savings would be of 1 percent. There was a study done in Indiana with the daylight savings time change. There was actually a decrease in power saved. Daylight savings actually ended up being bad for Indiana households. There was more heat in the morning and air conditioning in the afternoons causing an extra $8.6 million in utility bills to be paid.
Daylight conserving time benefits and drawbacks
Due to sleep deprivation, there is really an increase in heart attacks during the first week of daylight savings even though it might not conserve energy. There is one good thing about daylight saving time. It lowers the amount of fatal vehicle crashes that occur.
Citations
U.S. News and World Report
health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/sleep/articles/2009/03/03/13-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-daylight-saving-time
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120406767043794825.html
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005
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