An Energy War in the Balkans Has Slowed Europe’s Electric Clocks by 5 Minutes

Posted on Mar 7, 2018

An Energy War in the Balkans Has Slowed Europe’s Electric Clocks by 5 Minutes

On Saturday, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSOE) put out a statement claiming that the Continental European Power System, an electric grid linking 25 European countries, has experienced a shortage of power supply since mid-January. This power supply shortage has caused all the non-quartz electric clocks in Europe to slow down by almost six minutes over the past month and a half.

Source: vice.com