A study by Queen’s University Belfast suggests people in the UK are unnecessarily spending extra money on their electricity bills by putting their clocks back in autumn
on the road. Additionally, she says the problems with Ireland’s time zones could be fixed if the UK’s and Ireland’s governments could reach an agreement on the matter.
Professor Foley said: “By simply foregoing the winter Daylight Savings Time in October, we save energy because it is brighter in the evening during winter, so we reduce commercial and residential electrical demand as people leave work earlier, and go home earlier, meaning less lighting and heating is needed.
“We are no longer in an energy crisis in Europe but an energy war and dependent on weather conditions this winter it is very likely we may need to start rationing energy very seriously to avoid bigger energy issues in December and January when gas reserves start to run low.” The clocks are set to go back this weekend. At 2am on Sunday, , people in the UK will need to put their clocks back by an hour to remain consistent with the rest of the country.