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Federal clock rule change may drift household time
Federal regulators removed automatic time correction for power grid fluctuations, potentially causing electric clocks to drift by seconds or minutes. A NIST and Naval Observatory study warns that alarms, microwaves, and other wall clock devices tied to mains could lag or lead, while phones and GPS clocks remain unaffected.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Naval Observatory
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Naval Observatory
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation
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