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Clocks May Drift While US Power Grid Adapts To Increased Use Of Renewable Energy
8:56 pm in electrical grid, government policy, News, usa by TreeHugger
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To adapt the nation's power grid to increased use of renewable power, it is proposed that procedures for meeting AC power transmission frequency standards be altered somewhat (see below for explanation of existing practice). Associated Press reports that the North American Electric Reliability Corp. wants to see a revised scheme tested for a year, during which clocks directly running on AC power may slow or speed up a few minutes per year (exte...Read the full story on TreeHugger
