The change in time for fall back is unnecessary. The idea behind day light savings is that changing the clocks with a spring forward and fall back will decrease energy use because more sunlight in the evenings will reduce the need to use artificial lighting. The idea of this dates back to earlier times but recent studies have shown it may actually have the opposite effect. It still applies to lighting side of things but increases demand for heating and the use of air conditioners.

Another down fall has to do with sleep. People will gain an hour when daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday but it will mess up your sleeping schedule. “It will hit you Sunday evening,” said Dr. Yosef Krespi, director of the New York Head and Neck Institute’s Center for Sleep Disorders. When the times are body is use to going to bed and waking up don’t line up, people can feel off, tired and grumpy.