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Supposedly part of the law that enabled this change was that it might not be permanent. If Congress decides there was too little energy savings from it, there is a provision to revert to the old schedule, so we might have to go through this all again! > -----Original Message----- > From: Hoort, Brian [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:18 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] Daylight saving shift fails to curb energy use > > Daylight saving shift fails to curb energy use > > The early onset of daylight saving time in the United States > this year may have been for naught. > The move to turn the clocks forward by an hour on March 11 > rather than the usual early April date was mandated by the > U.S. government as an energy-saving effort. > But other than forcing millions of drowsy American workers > and school children into the dark, wintry weather three weeks > early, the move appears to have had little impact on power usage. > "We haven't seen any measurable impact," said Jason Cuevas, > spokesman for Southern Co., one of the nation's largest power > companies, echoing comments from several large utilities. > > More... > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6172785.html?tag=nl.e589 > >