The demand for electricity for lighting our homes is directly connected to when we go to bed and when we get up but there is some dispute whether this 4 week extension has value. The Energy Commission itself published a report on this question, concluding that, "The extension of Daylight Saving Time (DST) to March 2007 had little or no effect on energy consumption in California.”

But there is one benefit of daylight saving time -- the reduction in automobile accidents. According to a study by the RANDyou've got the ladder out why not change to energy efficient bulbs in your ceiling fixtures. This could save you $30 a year per bulb on your electricity bill. And one last task to consider is updating the clock on your computer. corporation that used 28 years of data from 1976-2003, Daylight Savings Time significantly reduces automobile crashes 8-11% involving pedestrians, and 6-10% involving vehicles. When you turn your clocks back, you may also want to perform some safety and energy saving tasks. The fire department encourages us to change the batteries in our smoke detectors. And while