Jennie.... "...it cost Indiana homes an extra $8.6 million in electricity bills – mostly from chugging air conditioners – each year."

Hehehehe... so, the weather is affected by DST?

Sorry, but the fact is that most people like to sleep until sixish. The new change means extra daylight at the end of the day for about an extra month. Which is great. Unless you are an early riser and want the dawn. If your air conditioners manage to drown out the fucking robins that nest in the tree next to your bedroom window and start chirping incessantly at 3AM... maybe not so much.