Tuesday, February 26, 2008

DST wastes energy by higher A/C use

A 27 February 2008 Wall Street Journal article cites a study comparing Indiana's energy consumption off and on daylight saving time. The study concludes that increased evening air conditioning use more than offset the reduced cost of lighting. Here's the link to the article:

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120406767043794825-UOLcfJA8x9Gw9ozbCz77MiLmtaE_20080327.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top