Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ...
by vonmoltke on Saturday August 29, 2020 @07:29AM
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> Wasn't it supposed to decrease electricity usage? If I remember correctly it was one of the arguments for DST.
It was, and did, but that was based on a time when lighting drove total electrical load. That's no longer the case due to increasing energy efficiency in lighting and the growth of other common electrical loads.
It was, and did, but that was based on a time when lighting drove total electrical load. That's no longer the case due to increasing energy efficiency in lighting and the growth of other common electrical loads.