Daylight Savings Time was first instituted in most of the United Sates since World War 1 in an effort to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. Since then, DST commences and remains the same. Or has it? In fact, since 2007, DST has been four weeks longer due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 signed by former President George W. Bush. The Act extended DST by 4 weeks, hoping to take advantage of the available daylight to even further reduce energy consumption through decreased use of power by businesses during daylight hours. This Act is estimated to save 10,000 barrels of oil each day during the 4 weeks of extended DST.
DST
begins on Sunday, March 10th and ends on the first Sunday of November.
During this second Sunday of March, clocks are moved forward one hour
from 2 a.m. standard time to 3 a.m. The often spoken phrase "Spring
Forward-- Fall Back" is a helpful reminder of these time changes.
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This DST, let GP.Energy save you even more off of your electric bill with your very own solar energy system. And DST is not the only other way to save this month. Start saving those referral bucks for each contracted 'Green' referral you send our way.
Sunny regards!
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