kwh

Electric bill abbreviation

Kwh is a common abbreviation for kilowatt-hour, a unit of energy equal to one kilowatt of power sustained for one hour.

It appears most often on electricity bills: Our monthly usage was 850 kwh.

The standard abbreviation is kWh, but kwh appears frequently in informal contexts.

measurement

kilowatt-hour

Unit measuring electrical consumption

terawatt-hour · wattage · BTU · therms · ampere-hour · megajoule · calories · electronvolts · unit · baseline

generation

solar

Of the star

coal · grid · renewable · capacity · output · production

billing

invoice

Itemized billing statement

cost · statement · payment · cycle · account · fees · overdue

consumption

usage

Act of employing something

lighting · electronics · refrigerator · washer · dryer · dishwasher · television · computer · baseload · household

efficiency

led

Guided or commanded

reduction · savings · retrofit

Opposites
energy vs. instantaneous power

kwhwatt

Unit measuring power

kilowatt · MW · power rating

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