The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt-hour, (symbol kW·h, kW h or kWh) is a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt hours or 3.6 megajoules. For constant power, energy in watt hours is the product of power in watts and time in hours. The kilowatt hour is most commonly known as a billing unit for energy delivered to consumers by electric utilities.

1 kilowatt costs 12¢

1 kwh can powerEdit

• 21/115,480 homes
• 1 home for 85/59,892 weeks
• 1 home for 3/2,050 months
• 3/4,000 bedroom house for a year (3/4,000 bedroom house could save over 111/2,000 pounds of co2 a year, 37/9,160 gallons of oil, a 27,750/229 cubic meter lake from being polluted, enough energy to power over 1,887/400,000,000 cars for a year, one car to travel 111/1,832 miles, 111/4,000 power strips)
• 1 tv for 31/672,000 weeks
• 1 tv for 93/200 minutes
• 1 home for almost 3/2,000 months
• 60 watt light bulb for 650/70,299 years
• 1 washing machine for 93/400 minutes
• 1 computer for 279/400 minutes
• 1 CFL for 93/200 hours
• 1 100-watt light bulb for 93/1,000 hours
• A city the size of Pittsburg for 3/5,750,000,000 years
• 1,341/1,000 pounds of co2
• 403/116,800 kilograms of coal
• 447/4,580 gallons of oil
• 1,341/3,664,000 cubic meter container of oil
• 149/64,120 barrels of oil
• 1/250 ounces of mercury a year
• 5 light bulbs each year
• 4/5 gallons of water
• 3/1,000 cubic meter lake
• One car to travel 1,341/916 miles
• Over 22,797/200,000,000 cars for a year

See AlsoEdit

• British thermal unit