Daylight saving time in Colombia
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Daylight saving time in Colombia
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From February 1992 until March 1993, Colombia suffered rolling blackouts of up to 10 hours a day due to a particularly strong El Niño season, which dried the reservoirs in hydroelectric plants in a country deriving 70% of its energy output from hydroelectric sources; consequently, the government decided to use DST to help save electricity. The experiment failed to deliver the intended results, possibly due to Colombia's low latitude, and the DST experiment was discontinued.
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Rolling blackouts in 1992-3
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_Colombia
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2023-10-29T22:09:19Z
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