Standard time, when the change comes in 2022

Like every year at the end of October, come backwinter time. The transition (which in electronic devices will take place automatically) will take place in the night between Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 Octoberat 3 o’clock, when the hands will go back one hour.

Solar time will remain in effect until the end of March and will do so gain an extra hour of sleep, but we will have an hour less light in the evening. The time change was introduced for the first time in Europe in 1966 with the aim of consuming less energy: with solar time, in fact, it is possible to enjoy natural light an hour more in the morning. However, one petition organized by Change.org requested to abolish solar time, in favor of maintaining the legal one all year round. It looks like an extra hour of light in the afternoon can have a significant impact on energy savings. According to the Change.org proposal, whose petition has reached approx 265,000 signaturesmaintaining daylight saving time would lead to save money one billion euros of energy costs, and would have positive effects on health.

Abolish summer time? Here’s what the risks and benefits would be

Maintaining it when the days are getting less bright would save 500 million euros of energy. But from a health standpoint, it might not be a great idea

Indeed, according to a report published in the journal Lancet Regional Health, the real advantages from the point of view of energy saving would be brought by summer time, rather than solar time: an extra hour of light in the afternoon would be fundamental for the Italian wallet. From 2004 to 2021, according to the Terna website, daylight saving time in Italy led to an overall saving of approximately 10.5 billion kWhequivalent to savings for citizens of over 1.8 billion euros.