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Many analyses have been performed and the only thing they have agreed on is that the difference, whether more savings or extra waste, is miniscule: less than 1%

• avh02 8y ago
  > less than 1% On a global or national scale this can be a very large amount - calling it miniscuLe is a little disingenuous
  • fsloth 8y ago
    No, what is meant it's so small, that no one can tell how big the difference is and more importantly, does DST waste or save energy.
    • avh02 8y ago
      Eh fair, was a little early in the morning and I misread the +- part
• nabeards 8y ago
  It's 1 to 4% energy cost based on https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/10.1162/REST_a_00131 https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/10.1162/REST_a_00131 Additionally, that study found increased pollution and associated costs.