spurster
04-03-2007, 04:31 PM
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2007-04-02T223538Z_01_N02447830_RTRUKOC_0_US-DAYLIGHT-ENERGY.xml
Early U.S. Daylight Savings a bust in power savings
Mon Apr 2, 2007
By Lisa Lee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The early onset of Daylight Savings Time in the United States this year may have been for naught.
The move to turn the clocks forward by an hour on March 11 rather than the usual early April date was mandated by the U.S. government as an energy-saving effort.
But other than forcing millions of drowsy American workers and school children into the dark, wintry weather three weeks early, the move appears to have had little impact on power usage.
"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.
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Early U.S. Daylight Savings a bust in power savings
Mon Apr 2, 2007
By Lisa Lee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The early onset of Daylight Savings Time in the United States this year may have been for naught.
The move to turn the clocks forward by an hour on March 11 rather than the usual early April date was mandated by the U.S. government as an energy-saving effort.
But other than forcing millions of drowsy American workers and school children into the dark, wintry weather three weeks early, the move appears to have had little impact on power usage.
"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.
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