Daylight Saving Time!

Slightly bad news for those looking forward to getting an extra hour of sleep this Saturday night.

The switch from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time — the time each year in the last weekend of October when the hands of the clock are turned back one hour — has been delayed a week. This year, the move back to Standard Time from Daylight Savings Time will occur the first weekend of November.

The calibration of Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time is all an effort to take maximum advantage of daylight and reduce the need for energy consumption. Due to the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, Daylight Savings Time was extended to 34 weeks beginning this year. Whether it actually saves on energy is a matter of opinion.

Raising fire safety awareness has been coordinated with the habit of springing forward and falling back an hour in time. The public is reminded to replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when the clocks are changed twice each year.

For those who look forward to the extra hour of sleep that the switch from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time affords — there is only one more week to wait.