kilowatt-hour
noun
kilo·watt-hour
ˈki-lə-ˌwät-ˈau̇(-ə)r 
ˈkē-lə-
: a unit of work or energy equal to that expended by one kilowatt in one hour or to 3.6 million joules
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Heat pumps can offer multiple kilowatt-hours of heat per kilowatt-hour of electricity, thanks to physics.
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Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 2 July 2024
From 2010 to 2024, BGE’s gas delivery rates more than tripled, rising from 26 cents to 85 cents per therm, and its electricity delivery rates more than doubled from 2.5 cents to 6.2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Under a pending proposal by Eversource, the largest utility company in the state, the cost for generating electricity would drop from 14.71 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8.99 cents on July 1.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
The overall cost per kilowatt-hour, the standard unit used to measure individual electricity usage, has also increased in recent years.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
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Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 2 July 2024
From 2010 to 2024, BGE’s gas delivery rates more than tripled, rising from 26 cents to 85 cents per therm, and its electricity delivery rates more than doubled from 2.5 cents to 6.2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
—David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Under a pending proposal by Eversource, the largest utility company in the state, the cost for generating electricity would drop from 14.71 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8.99 cents on July 1.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
The overall cost per kilowatt-hour, the standard unit used to measure individual electricity usage, has also increased in recent years.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
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“Kilowatt-hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilowatt-hour. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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