I USA, altså. New York Times gengiver hans synspunkt via Greendaily:
Turns out, according to two academics on the NYT Op-Ed page, there is little scientific proof that this reduces energy consumption. It also turns out that this practice could be wasteful, a bit annoying, and a lot of people, including Obama, want to get rid of it.
A study in Indiana, a state that recently started DST, showed an overall increase of 1 percent in residential electricity use with occasional increases of 2 to 4 percent in late spring and early fall. So much for conserving energy.
Jeg må indrømme, at jeg aldrig har forstået pointen med sommertid. Ville det hele ikke være meget nemmere, hvis klokken var den samme om sommeren og om vinteren uden noget “spring forwards, Fall back”? Lige siden, den blev indført tilbage i 1980, er det forekommet mig en temmelig overflødig, nyttesløs øvelse.
Via Boing Boing, hvor Mark Frauenfelder heller ikke er begejstret for sommertidens velsignelser: “I hate DST. It throws me and my kids out of whack for a couple of days. I hope Obama gets rid of it.”