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This year the conditions for the beginning of Daylight Savings Time in the US have changed from what they have been in the past, and DST will begin this weekend rather than the first Sunday in April. | |
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Thanks for the info, Although I still don't understand why DLT is still needed ? | |
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Gamma^Ray wrote: […] I still don't understand why DLT is still needed ? IMO it’s not: it’s just politically convenient. The premise that it saves energy has not been demonstrated; indeed, from what I’ve heard the available evidence tends to the contrary. A cynic would attribute the policy entirely to the influence of economic interests, retailers for example. Here in Edmonton, Alberta, we’re already 34 minutes west of our standard time meridian (105° W for Mountain time or zone T), putting us in effect on half-DST even in the winter; in the summer our solar noon occurs between about 1:28 and 1:38 PM. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 8 AM, so for the next few weeks many here will be using electric lighting while they get ready for work or school, cancelling out any savings they might accrue from not having to do so in the early evening. ____________ ![]() Was that a Siren I heard? | |
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Whew, did we make it? Everybody okay? We survived. Whoopee! | |
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Gamma^Ray wrote: Thanks for the info, Although I still don't understand why DLT is still needed ? Allegedly it saves 1% of energy nationwide. Yet my electric bill jumps because the longer it takes to get dark the longer it takes my home to cool down and more I have to run my A/C. 91F here right now. ____________ ![]() | |
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