Daylight saving time is one of the dumbest things we do. Who cares what time it gets dark

[cojoel]

31. Depending on where you live

Where I live in Colorado in the peak of the summer the dawn is starting around 5AM in DST. Without DST that would be 4AM. Most people I know sleep well pat 5AM, meaning that hour of daylight would be bright while attempting to sleep. Similarly at that time of year, here it gets dark around 9PM, which without DST would be 8PM. Since most adults are awake well beyond 8PM they would consume more electricity by burning lights for that hour. No time is created obviously, but the 4AM-5AM switches to darker, and the 8PM to 9PM switch to brighter.

But the specific experience varies where you live. As you move more south, the difference between length of days in summer and winter is less, and the efforts become less fruitful.

There are also arguments that this schedule change has people coming home from work earlier, requiring harder air conditioning work which would consume at least as much electricity as that saved from the lighting. I guess it would depend on actually set the thermostat higher when away, and there was nobody else home during the day.

Its not my favorite thing but I'm not going to get my knickers in a wad over it.