BackPage Primer from Environmental Building News
December 1, 2007

Energy Metrics:
Btus, Watts, and Kilowatt-Hours

Nearly every green publication (including, unfortunately, our own) has, on occasion, confused units of electric power (kilowatts) with units of energy (kilowatt-hours). It’s an easy mistake to make for those who are not steeped in the engineering of energy flows. But the basic principles are not that complicated—and are worth getting straight.


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