Time change 2024: Will it be light later or earlier with daylight saving time?. As of: March 30, 2024, 8:24 a.m By: Marcel Guboff CommentsPressSplit Daylight saving time 2024 is upon us and the clocks are moving forward.
The still controversial time change was introduced in 1973 to save energy. Switching to summer time would actually save electricity for lighting due to daylight brightness. But: “At the same time, getting up earlier in the cooler morning hours results in an increased consumption of heating energy in spring and autumn”