Abstract
Policy Studies Institute has recently published a wide-ranging study on the option of making more daylight hours ‘accessible’ in the UK by putting the clock one hour ahead of GMT in the winter (BST) and two hours ahead in the summer (double BST). Its merits will be debated in the UK parliament this Autumn. Among the subject areas examined in detail have been the likely impact on fuel consumption, accidents, outdoor industries, tourism, travel and communications, leisure and health. There is much evidence indicating that while there would be some adverse consequences, these would be more than offset by many benefits, especially those derived from having lighter evenings every day of the year. This paper considers what impact such a change would have on the supply and demand of electricity.
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