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Time changes tonight in most of Mexico
The clocks change unless you're on the northern border, in Sonora or Quintana Roo
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The clocks change tonight in Mexico with the exception of 33 border municipalities in the north and two states.
The change to Daylight Savings Time occurs officially at 2:00am tomorrow when clocks advance by one hour.
In those northern municipalities the change took place on March 8 to coincide with time changes north of the border and not create scheduling issues for citizens who cross frequently for work or study.
The two states that remain on the same time all year are Sonora and Quintana Roo.
The latter state adopted a new time zone, called Southeastern Time, in February when it advanced the clocks by one hour. As in Sonora, the time will remain the same throughout the year.
The time change not only means it’s lighter later but huge savings are realized in electrical energy costs. The Energy Secretariat estimates the total at almost 1.5 billion pesos, or US $101 million.
And given that a large amount of electrical power is generated by burning fossil fuels, environmental savings result as well, say energy officials.
Daylight Savings Time will remain in effect until the last Sunday in October for most of the country, and until the first Sunday in November for the border municipalities.
Source: El Universal (sp)
