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Except that in large swaths of the U.S., we spend far more energy on air conditioning than lighting. (Which wasn't the case 40 years ago, when home A/C was muc
by cauterized 11y ago
Except that in large swaths of the U.S., we spend far more energy on air conditioning than lighting. (Which wasn't the case 40 years ago, when home A/C was much more rare.)
Getting home after dark would mean we'd spend less energy on cooling our homes (and though we still have to air condition workplaces during the daylight hours, we're cooling less cubic footage per person in most workplaces, plus larger A/C systems tend to have economies of scale and be more energy efficient overall).
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoBut now is standard time. DST was invented for the opposite reason - so we could get home while it was still light, have some leisure after work.
- cauterized 11y agoRight. Extending daylight savings to extend leisure time makes some sense (although it wouldn't accomplish much in places where the sun sets before 4:30 in winter anyway). But extending daylight savings "to save energy" is counterproductive.