Good news! The most intelligent action our government has taken in a very long time! Daylight savings will be extended permanently for 12 instead of 8 months. No more jacking with all the clocks in your house twice a year.
It is way passed time to get this done and end the stupid confusion twice a year!!
The daylight savings thing has been stupidly debated for decades. it was a dumb idea in first place, but really dumb to switch back and forth.
More sunshine means more vitamin D!! That is a biggie for those that don't get enough.
The energy consumption issue is not so much for lighting but more for heating and cooling.
Right now we need some sunshine in this darkness... The Sunshine Protection Act will make people say "Oh, look what our [corrupt and pathetically incompetent] government can do!"
Since AZ does not do Daylight Savings, the States in the Pacific Standard Time Zones will now be on the same time as Arizona: CA, ID, NV, OR, WA.
HI will be 3 hours behind AZ and AK will be 1 hour behind AZ.
East coast will be 3 hours ahead of Arizona and the Pacific Coast States. So... if we are dealing with businesses on the EDT zone, it may be necessary to get up earlier for AZ and the Pacific Coast.
It will probably take a couple years before the dust settles on who is on what time.
Gnarls.
