It was posited even before early Daylight Savings Time this year … that we would not get much savings from it. In fact, researchers had studied the similar move that Australia had made prior to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and that study showed a tiny increase in power use.
Well, according to a spokesperson for one of the nation’s largest power companies, after the switch to early DFST, there was no measurable drop in power usage.
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. Source: Reuters
Think of how much money companies spent on patching Exchange, their Blackberrys and other PDAs, etc. etc. Now think of what might happen if the government decides to switch back. After all, it was supposed to be an experiment, right?
Feel free to check out the press release, FAQ, etc. over at Google. 