kilowatt hour (Meaning)
kilowatt hour (n)
a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
kilowatt hour ()
A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; -- approx. = 1.34 horse-power hour.
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kilowatt hour Sentence Examples
- A typical American home consumes approximately 11,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
- A lightbulb rated at 60 watts left on for 24 hours uses 1.44 kilowatt hours of electricity.
- A kilowatt hour is a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt-hours, or 3.6 megajoules.
- The average price of electricity in the United States is about 13 cents per kilowatt hour.
- A typical electric car uses about 30 kilowatt hours of electricity to travel 100 miles.
- A solar panel system that generates 1 kilowatt of power can produce about 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
- A wind turbine that generates 2 megawatts of power can produce about 6,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
- The United States generates about 4,000,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
- China generates more electricity than any other country in the world, at about 8,000,000,000 kilowatt hours per year.
- The global demand for electricity is expected to grow by about 50% over the next 20 years.
FAQs About the word kilowatt hour
a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hourA unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for on
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A typical American home consumes approximately 11,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
A lightbulb rated at 60 watts left on for 24 hours uses 1.44 kilowatt hours of electricity.
A kilowatt hour is a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt-hours, or 3.6 megajoules.
The average price of electricity in the United States is about 13 cents per kilowatt hour.
