Interesting study that suggests daylight savings time actually causes more energy use instead of less.
I'm for anything that gives me more light in the evenings.
From The Daily Green:
A study published last month by UC Santa Barbara researchers found that residential energy use in Indiana went up by 1 to 4 percent during daylight savings time, as reported by the Ventura County Star.
Indiana provided an interesting test case, because until 2006, only 15 of Indiana's 92 counties were on daylight savings time. So researchers compared monthly meter readings of electricity use for millions of Indiana households before and after the change. They found that electricity use went up as a result, costing ratepayers an additional $8.6 million annually.
Why? The researchers pointed to the fact that reduced evening lighting needs seemed to be offset by people running the heat more in the resultant cooler mornings. Also, in the summer people were running their energy-hungry air conditioners more in the evenings.
