Power Co Testing: Turning Clock Forward?

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I have seen several reports recently that five or more power companies have "run their clocks forward into 2000 as a test and are operating fine".The reports I saw weren't very detailed. Do any of ya'll know or have more info on this?

-- Anonymous, September 07, 1998

Answers

If one of the companies that have been testing is Detroit Edison in Wayne county Michigan..Yeah.... We have had our power go off without warning twice in the last two weeks..no other explanation (ie. weather, utility pole accident, etc) could account for the 30 second or so lapse in service. Very unnerving when on the net and this occurs.. Ish

-- Anonymous, September 07, 1998

Before you jump to conclusions about the power company testing thier plants maybe a recloser on your feeder opened up to clear a fault?

-- Anonymous, September 11, 1998

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