[tz] Alberta MLA to table bill aimed at ending DST

[Paul Eggert]

Brian Inglis wrote:
> Now question is: Do we want to stay on Mountain Standard Time all year,
> do we want to go to Mountain Daylight time?

As it happens, a week ago Nicholas Rivers of the University of Ottawa published 
the best work I have seen on the subject of DST-based energy savings in Canada. 
Rivers found that in Ontario, DST reduces electricity demand 1.5% during the 
couple of weeks after the transition (he studied transitions, not year-round 
consumption). Like Havranek et al., which I cited a couple of days ago, Rivers 
hypothesizes that DST-based electricity savings is most pronounced at high 
latitudes, and notes that he does not estimate the costs of DST (e.g., due to 
increased traffic accident rates).

Rivers N. Does daylight savings time save energy? Evidence from Ontario. 
2016-12-13. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2772048

Cash C. Spring forward, fall back ... screw up? Reconsidering Alberta's clock 
revolt. National Post 2016-12-19. 
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/colby-cosh-spring-forward-fall-back-screw-up-reconsidering-albertas-clock-revolt