kilowatts

Power measurement units

Kilowatts is the plural of kilowatt, a unit of power equal to one thousand watts.

Electrical capacity and consumption are commonly measured in kilowatts: The solar panels generate five kilowatts.

A kilowatt-hour measures energy used over time—what utility bills typically charge for.

electricity

megawatts

Million-watt units

gigawattsBillion-watt units
powerEnergy transfer rate
voltageElectrical potential difference

amperage · current · load · consumption · output · capacity · generation · demand · grid · meter

equipment

generator

Electricity-producing machine

motorEnergy-to-motion converter
turbineBlade-driven energy converter
inverterChanges DC to AC

transformer · panel · appliance · heater · compressor · engine · alternator · dynamo · solar array · wind turbine

measurement

units

Standard measures of quantity

billingCharging for services rendered
tariffTax on traded goods
meteringControlled measurement of quantity

reading · consumption · utility · cost · rate · pricing · calculation · monitoring · tracking

Categories

energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
potenciafuerza, megawatts, maxima, nominal, pico
Car Specshorsepower, torque, MPG, RPM, fuel economy
electrical gridpower grid, power grids, electrical grid, power line, power lines
Engine Performancehorsepower, torque, RPM, boost, turbocharger

Opposites

power magnitude

kilowattsmilliwatts

Power in tiny increments

microwatts · watts · megawatts · gigawatts

electrical measurement type

kilowattsvolts

Electrical potential units

amps · amperes · ohms · farads · coulombs

Phrases

kilowatt hourStandard electricity consumption unit

Family

kilowatt, kilowatt-hour

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G