BRAINERS

My alma mater did a study to find this out:

Lengthening Daylight Saving Time Won't Save Energy, Study Says
Greg Chang, January 10, 2006 (Bloomberg)
- Springing forward may not help save energy, according to a study by the University of California at Berkeley.

- U.S. plans to cut electricity usage by lengthening daylight saving time may backfire, the report said. Lengthening daylight saving time by several weeks was included in energy legislation passed in 2005.
- Extending daylight saving time may actually result in increased electricity demand as additional usage during morning hours cancels out the reduced demand in the evening…
- Daylight saving time in the U.S. will begin the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November starting this year. It previously began on the first Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday in October.

And here's another no-brainer the brains figured out:

Wind energy can inflate jobs picture, group says
Anne Paine, January 10, 2007 (The Tennessean)
- Tennessee could get more jobs if a federal tax credit is extended - as proposed - for the wind energy industry…

- Several Tennessee businesses involved in the commercial design and building of wind towers could benefit from an extension…
- Cities could gain an increased tax base and more jobs from new companies and expansions of companies that include tower manufacturer Aerisyn Energy and wind contractor Signal Wind Energy in the Chattanooga area, construction company Barnhart Cranes and Rigging in Knoxville and tower manufacturer Thomas and Betts Corporation located in Memphis.
- The federal tax credit has been extended in the past in two-year increments. A long-term production tax credit extension is "an investment in fighting global warming and increasing American energy security," American Wind Energy Association representatives said.
- Tennessee's rural areas could get a boost, too…"Counties along the Cumberland Plateau and Appalachian Mountains have a wind resource that supports commercial wind development in environmentally appropriate locations, providing a substantial increase to the county tax base."