Time to return to standard time

It’s that time of the year when clocks are moved back one hour to standard time and the afternoon daylight hours will darken a lot sooner.

Early Sunday morning, the official change to standard time will take place at 2 a.m. and citizens are recommended to set their clocks back one hour before retiring for the night on Saturday evening.

Since the establishment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, our country has observed daylight saving time that begins on the second Sunday in March and returns to standard time on the first Sunday in November.

During the past few years, Congress has debated and submitted bills to keep year round Daylight Saving Time, however the bills usually die before ever coming close to becoming a law.

As a result, we will remain on standard time through the winter months and return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Only Arizona and Hawaii have passed laws in not observing daylight saving time. They remain on standard time around the year.

Also, the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands keep standard time permanent.

In addition to moving clocks back one-hour, this is also a good time to check smoke detectors in your home and change the batteries if needed.

It is estimated a smoke detector that functions correctly more than doubles the chance of surviving a fire in the home.

Remember – “Spring forward, Fall back.”