{"id":325,"date":"2013-02-05T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T12:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renooble.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2013-02-05T12:19:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T12:19:55","slug":"a-kilo-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renooble.com\/blog\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"a kilo-what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In California, company <a title=\"Gen110\" href=\"http:\/\/gen110.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gen110<\/a> decided to quiz people about fuel prices and electricity prices. These are the results:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/49281687\" height=\"337\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis reveals the difference in awareness between electrical bills and fuel costs. Yet one can easily spend a similar amount of money on electricity and gas than on fuel. \u00a0So perhaps we should ask ourselves &#8230; What is a &#8220;<strong>kilowatt hour<\/strong>&#8221; anyway?<br \/>\nA Watt (also abbreviated as <em>W<\/em>) is a unit of power (just like the <em>hp<\/em> or <em>horse power <\/em>unit). \u00a0A small efficient lamp requires little power (<a title=\"4W led lamp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lampshoponline.com\/ge-4w-led-gu10-36deg-3000k-ge-75281\/?gclid=CLfk9KeQn7UCFSHHtAodH2kAnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3W or 4W<\/a>), but a tumble dryer needs lots (<a title=\"tumble dryer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuk.co.uk\/Save-Electricity-with-a-Spin-Dryer.htm\">about 2,400W<\/a>). \u00a01000 watts are called a kilowatt, or kW.<br \/>\nNow take a kettle. \u00a0Kettles typically have power ratings of 1000W, or 1kW. \u00a0The unit to measure\u00a0<i>energy<\/i>\u00a0(the famous\u00a0<strong>kWh<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>kilowatt hour<\/strong>) is the energy spent running the 1 kW kettle for one hour. Running your kettle for one hour would make about 15 brews.* So the price per kWh on your energy bill tells you the price of 15 brews of your kettle, if you like.<br \/>\nSo next time you see a bill with a price of \u00a314c\/kWh** (14 cents for each kilowatt-hour spent) you know your 15 brews cost you around 14 cents (plus a few little extras the utilities add for their benefit). \u00a0This may seem like very little. \u00a0But of course add the fridge, washing machine,\u00a0\u00a0dryer, dish washer, light, heater, &#8230; and it starts to add up.<br \/>\n<strong>And you? \u00a0Do you know how much you&#8217;re paying for your 15 brews (or kWh)?<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">* assuming you use a kettle with 1 liter in it and it takes 3.5 minutes to boil with minor inefficiencies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">** because electricity is sold by kilowatt hour (kW<b>h<\/b>), it is more correct to say that the power company sells energy, not power. \u00a0Energy is power carried out over a period of time &#8212; like running your kettle for an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In California, company Gen110 decided to quiz people about fuel prices and electricity prices. 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