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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The MPGe figure provides the number of miles that a BEV can travel using 33.7 kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is the same amount of energy found in one gallon of gasoline.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Indeed, an estimate from Efficiency Vermont, the states’ energy efficiency utility, pegged the system’s consumption at 10,000 kilowatt-hours annually in heating alone.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
People living in California have been paying 32 cents per kilowatt-hour compared to the national average of 18 cents, according to Energy Sage, which has monitored energy prices nationwide.
—Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the lithium-ion cell remains the best in terms of cradle-to-gate impact on climate change, accounting for 30.9 kilograms of emitted carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour generated, followed by the SiCPAN cell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
From January 2020 to January 2024, average electricity prices per kilowatt-hour have gone up 30.5 percent nationwide.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
In November, the average U.S. homeowner paid $162 for the typical 1,000 kilowatt-hours of use, up from $156 a year earlier, according to the Energy Information Administration.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The Sierra Club proposal reduces the average per kilowatt-hour rate for SDG&E customers by 15 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Residential rates are 24 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared with an average of 16 cents in the U.S. mainland.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Indeed, an estimate from Efficiency Vermont, the states’ energy efficiency utility, pegged the system’s consumption at 10,000 kilowatt-hours annually in heating alone.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
People living in California have been paying 32 cents per kilowatt-hour compared to the national average of 18 cents, according to Energy Sage, which has monitored energy prices nationwide.
—Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the lithium-ion cell remains the best in terms of cradle-to-gate impact on climate change, accounting for 30.9 kilograms of emitted carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour generated, followed by the SiCPAN cell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
From January 2020 to January 2024, average electricity prices per kilowatt-hour have gone up 30.5 percent nationwide.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
In November, the average U.S. homeowner paid $162 for the typical 1,000 kilowatt-hours of use, up from $156 a year earlier, according to the Energy Information Administration.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The Sierra Club proposal reduces the average per kilowatt-hour rate for SDG&E customers by 15 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Residential rates are 24 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared with an average of 16 cents in the U.S. mainland.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
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