Daylight saving was meant to save energy. Do we still need it in the age of LEDs?
When the clocks go back each October, we gain an hour of sleep and lose an hour of evening daylight. The practice of moving the clocks forward in spring was introduced partly to save energy, by making better use of daylight at the end of the day so there would be less need for artificial lighting.
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- T2Daylight saving was meant to save energy. Do we still need it in the age of LEDs?Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)