Should Maine Stop Using Daylight Saving Time?

For years, people have debated the necessity of turning our clocks forward one hour in the fall for daylight saving time. There's a push in many states to drop the practice, but should Maine?

Daylight Saving Time History

According to Wikipedia, daylight saving time was first used in 1918 during World War I as a method to have more daylight to conserve energy sources. It was used again in World War II year-round until the war was over.

Local jurisdictions were then free to choose if and when they would observe daylight saving time until the Uniform Time Act of 1966, which standardized daylight saving time.

Today, all states except for Arizona and Hawaii observe daylight saving time.

Will Maine Stop Using Daylight Saving Time?

At least 31 states have considered or are considering 67 bills or resolutions related to daylight saving time in 2025, according to ncls.com. Maine is one of those states, and the only one in New England, where lawmakers are considering dropping daylight saving time.

Senator Rick Bennett, an Independent from Oxford, pushed a bill through the Maine Senate to adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round, contingent on Federal approval. On June 2, 2025. However, on June 10, 2025, a second bill didn't pass muster and is now dead.

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What do you think? Should Maine still try to stick to Eastern Standard Time and stop observing Daylight Saving Time? I'm starting to think that daylight saving time is here to stay.

I'd say remember to turn your clocks back on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2 a.m. However, this is 2025. Unless you have a grandfather clock in your home, your other clocks are most likely smart enough to set the time back all on their own.