How Much is a Kilowatt Hour?
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A kilowatt hour is the typical way that electricity is measured. A kilowatt (kW) is 1,000 watts, and a kilowatt hour refers to the use of a device or a set of devices that use 1,000 watts for an hour. Therefore, using a 100 watt light-bulb for 10 hours would equate to 1 kilowatt hour, as would the use of a 10,000 watt machine for 6 minutes.
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What is wrong with the 'rate' such that you feel you must add charges over that? - anon43635
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I am an employee of an electric distribution utility. We are regulated by the government. There is a plan by the government that we cannot add charges on energy to industrial load except the purchase cost or pass-on kWHr cost. Although we are allowed to add charges on demand on top of purchase cost with a very minimal cost per kw.What would be the best reason to rebut such regulation? The kW charge added on top of pass-on surely won't suffice for the operation and maintenance of the distribution line. A very large part of our revenue will be lost once this is implemented. Thanks and regards! Praying you will give favorable attention. - chito
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