Daylight savings time coming to a clock near you.

Daylight Savings Time 2010 and DST 2010 Breaking Updates.

March 14th is a big day. This is Daylight Savings Time 2010 and we set our clocks forward one hour, extending daylight in the evening hours, with the hopes of conserving energy.

Whether or not Daylight Saving Time actually saves energy or not is still up for debate. Back in the past, people didn’t rise until sunrise. Now, people have to get up on set schedules, and when it’s dark during morning hours, the use of synthetic light is still required because it is dark out. This could reduce net energy savings.

Arizona, Hawaii, parts of Indiana, Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa all stay on Standard Time all year round. This means that not everyone in the US is affected by the Daylight Savings Time Spring Forward.

In 2005 Energy Legislation was passed that extended Daylight Savings time with the hopes of conserving more energy. The changes in DST extension began to take place in 2007.

On March 14, before you go to bed make sure that your clocks are turned ahead. In November, you will be able to switch the time back to Standard Time.

Instead of dreading the loss of an hour, look forward to an extra hour of daylight in the evening hours to enjoy with your families.

Source:

National Geographic