[2001 ZTS]

The idea WAS to save enegry but..............

April 03, Reuters — Early Daylight Saving Time has little impact on power usage. The early onset of Daylight Saving Time in the United States this year may have been for naught. 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 the move appears to have had little impact on power usage. "We haven't seen any measurable impact," said Jason Cuevas of Southern, one of the nation's largest power companies, echoing comments from several large utilities. That may come as no surprise to the Department of Energy, which last year predicted only modest energy savings because the benefits of the later daylight hour would be offset. For example, households may draw less electricity for lights at night, but will use more power in the early in the day as they wake to darker and chillier mornings. The U.S. Congress will evaluate the effects of the earlier switch to Daylight Saving Time.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007&#87...8722;bust_N.htm

Something else interesting I heard today. We all know Christmas is on a fixed day each year but Easter moves around. Easter is always teh first Sunday AFTER spring equinox and after the first full moon after that, usually early to mid April. Next year (2008) Easter will be in late March! The 23rd I believe.