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Energy: how much in a kilowatt*hour?

By Jack Posted on April 22, 2024 Posted in physics Tagged with energy, kWh, What is a kWh?

Tutoring physics, everyday measures of energy come up. The tutor mentions kilowatt*hour. In rounded figures, lifting 100kg 1m in 1s develops a kilowatt. Doing so for an entire hour would be using a kilowatt*hour of energy. Source: Heath, Robert et …

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Residential electricity: what is a kiloWatt*hour (kWh)?

By Jack Posted on July 2, 2015 Posted in energy, lifestyle, technology Tagged with kiloWatt*hour, kWh, What is a kiloWatt*hour?, What is a kWh?

The tutor takes a detour from his solar energy series to explain kiloWatt*hour. A kiloWatt*hour means 1 kiloWatt multiplied by 1 hour. (The asterisk means “times.”) A Watt is energy used per second – aka, power. The unit is named …

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Energy: how much in a kilowatt*hour?

Residential electricity: what is a kiloWatt*hour (kWh)?