Americans doubt Daylight Saving Time clock changes save energy: survey
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A new survey finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans don’t believe that the twice-annual clock changes brought on by alternating adherence to Daylight Saving Time (DST) and Standard Time help to conserve energy.
Since the U.S. standardized DST across the country with the Uniform Time Act in 1966, Americans have been changing their clocks to «spring forward» and «fall back» – with only Arizona and Hawaii opting out of the process. One of the primary positive benefits of DST touted by its proponents is energy conservation, although a survey from Payless Power finds that most Americans don’t think it’s helping save on electricity.
The survey found that 57% of respondents dislike DST clock changes while 22% welcome them and 21% were neutral. It found that 83% of respondents believe DST fails to achieve its goal of conserving energy.
While only 1-in-6 respondents noticed an increase in their energy bills they attributed to the time changes, those who did say their energy bills increased by an average of $51 more per month, totaling an extra $408 annually in 2023, according to the survey.
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Most Americans don't believe that changing the clocks twice a year to «fall back» and «spring forward» saves energy, according to the survey. ((Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
«DST can lead to higher expenses for Americans who do not make use of the additional morning daylight and instead prioritize productivity in the evenings,» Payless Power CEO Brandon Young told FOX Business. «This
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