Does extending daylight saving time save energy? Evidence from an Australian experiment

Arbeitspapier

Several countries are considering extending Daylight Saving Time (DST) in order to conserve energy, and the U.S. will extend DST by one month beginning in 2007. However, projections that these extensions will reduce electricity consumption rely on extrapolations and simulations rather than empirical evidence. This paper, in contrast, examines a quasi-experiment in which parts of Australia extended DST in 2000 to facilitate the Sydney Olympics. Using detailed panel data and a triple differences specification, we show that the extension did not conserve electricity, and that a prominent simulation model overstates electricity savings when it is applied to Australia.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 2704

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Zeit ; Energiesparen ; Großveranstaltung ; Australien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kellogg, Ryan ; Wolff, Hendrik
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34664
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20080410134
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET