Clocks won’t be “set back” for daylight saving time in these states

Tododisca US—which focuses on “news about disability, dependency, seniors, health, economy and well-being” and is “made up of a group of differently-abled people”—recently published a report listing all the states that will not be changing their clocks at the end and beginning of Daylight Saving Time, meaning they will remain on the same time all year round.

These states are Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii. Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands (all U.S. territories) also forgo the practice.

As for why a region would stop changing time twice a year, USA Today explains that, specifically for Arizona and Hawaii, their proximity to the equator (and, by default, the amount of sunlight they receive compared to other areas) is more than enough to maintain permanent daylight saving time year-round.

A 2022 PennLive report covering a motion to do the same in Pennsylvania adds how eliminating the act of moving clocks forward and back would, according to several officials, prove beneficial to public health: The American Medical Association states how a standard, year-round time better aligns with people’s natural, biological circadian clock and sleep patterns, among other things.

Furthermore, the same PennLive report claimed that phasing out the practice could potentially reduce energy consumption. It is also simply, in the words of Senator Rick Scott of Florida, “outdated and unnecessary.”

However, Pennsylvania will still move clocks back one hour when daylight saving time ends in November 2024.