print email comment close Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why We Use It URL: http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html Description: Explains why we adjust our clocks one hour forward in the spring and back in the fall ("spring forward, fall back"). Also find and explanation of resultant energy savings and the history of daylight-saving time. Includes trivia about time and links to related sites. From the California Energy Commission. Author: Aldrich, Bob Publisher: California Energy Commission Extra Keywords standard time DST Library of Congress Subject Headings: Daylight saving Daylight saving -- History LII classic content Time -- Systems and standards -- United States LII Database Information: Record 6254 created by Richard Bray on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 03/05/2009 Published: 03/01/2007   Republished: 02/15/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6254