Kilowatt Hour (Noun)
Meaning
A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The utility company charges its customers based on the number of kilowatt-hours they consume each month.
- A typical incandescent light bulb consumes about 0.09 kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour of use.
- The electric vehicle uses about 3.5 kilowatt-hours of electricity per mile traveled.
- The household uses an average of 800 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month during the summer.
- The solar panel system is expected to produce about 2000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.