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Kilowatt-hour

A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units, which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour. Kilowatt-hours are a common billing unit for electrical energy supplied by electric utilities. Metric prefixes are used for multiples and…

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CGS units
3.6×1013 erg
English Engineering units (US only)
≈ 2,655,224 ft⋅lbf
Imperial units
≈ 85,429,300 ft⋅pdl
SI units
3.6 MJ
Symbol
kW⋅h, kW h
Unit of
Energy

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Definition

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Electricity sales

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Watt-hour multiples

Distinction between kWh (energy) and kW (power)

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Kilowatt-hour

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Edges57
Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
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Kilowatt-hour

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related to Electricity sales · 9
Kilowatt-hour → Electrical, In, Industrial, Prices, The, These, This, United States, While
related to Misuse of watts per hour · 9
Kilowatt-hour → For, It, Kilowatt-hours, Many, MW, MW/h, Power, W/h, Watts
related to Watt-hour multiples · 8
Kilowatt-hour → GWh, Megawatt-hours, MWh, PWh, SI, The, TWh, Wh
related to Definition · 6
Kilowatt-hour → Because, MJ, SI, The, The International System, Units
related to Other related energy units · 6
Kilowatt-hour → Another, Average, For, One, Several, This
related to Unit representations · 6
Kilowatt-hour → International System, It, Other, SI, This, Units
related to Distinction between kWh (energy) and kW (power) · 4
Kilowatt-hour → Energy, Kilowatt, Power, Work
is a · 2
Kilowatt-hour → composite unit of energy equal to one kilowatt, unit of energy
CGS units · 1
Kilowatt-hour → 3.6×1013 erg
English Engineering units (US only) · 1
Kilowatt-hour → ≈ 2,655,224 ft⋅lbf

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power energy unit units per hour kwh kw time used consumption si one battery year kilowatt rate electric symbol commonly

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kilowatt-hourCGS units3.6×1013 erg1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourEnglish Engineering units (US only)≈ 2,655,224 ft⋅lbf1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourImperial units≈ 85,429,300 ft⋅pdl1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourSI units3.6 MJ1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourSymbolkW⋅h, kW h1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourUnit ofEnergy1.00infobox
Kilowatt-hourUnit systemNon-SI metric1.00infobox
Kilowatt-houris acomposite unit of energy equal to one kilowatt0.90text
Kilowatt-houris aunit of energy0.90text
megawatt-hours per yearinstance ofin units0.80text
watts per hour are likely to be errorsinstance ofa power plant that reaches a power output of 1 MW from 0 MW in 15 minutes has a ramp-up rate of 4 MW/h.Other uses of terms0.80text
Kilowatt-hourrelated to DefinitionThe0.60section

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