Early daylight savings time has no effect on energy consumption
Part of Congress’ plan to reduce energy consumption in the US seems to have proved ineffective after its first year of implementation:
From Reuters.com:
“We haven’t seen any measurable impact,” said Jason Cuevas, spokesman for Southern Co., one of the nation’s largest power companies, echoing comments from several large utilities.
That may come as no surprise to the Energy Department, which last year predicted only modest energy savings because the benefits of the later daylight hour would be offset.
For example, households may draw less electricity for lights at night, but will use more power in the early in the day as they wake to darker and chillier mornings.
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