kilowatt-hour
noun
kilo·watt-hour
ˈki-lə-ˌwät-ˈau̇(-ə)r 
ˈkē-lə-
: a unit of work or energy equal to that expended by one kilowatt in one hour or to 3.6 million joules
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In one of its biggest engineering accomplishments, the Mercedes envelops a battery with 116 kilowatt-hours of usable power entirely within its steel ladder frame, connected by more than 50 screws.
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IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
In exchange, the electricity usage rate would be cut by 5 to 7 cents per kilowatt-hour.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The all-electric Bluebird buses run on 155 kilowatt-hour batteries that can travel about 100 miles per charge.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Solar industry advocates have estimated that under the new rules, the average compensation rate has dropped from 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8 cents — a reduction of 75 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
As a result, 100 supplier facilities saved 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
It’s fitted with the same power source as its older cousin in Europe, a 42 kilowatt-hour nickel manganese cobalt battery.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
Civilian anthropology researcher Lance Larkin at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Ill., told IEEE Spectrum that that’s enough fuel for the fuel cell to generate 1,800 kilowatt-hours of energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
But the California Solar & Storage Association, which opposed the commission’s decision, estimated the average rate of compensation would drop from 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8 cents — a reduction of 75 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
In exchange, the electricity usage rate would be cut by 5 to 7 cents per kilowatt-hour.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The all-electric Bluebird buses run on 155 kilowatt-hour batteries that can travel about 100 miles per charge.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Solar industry advocates have estimated that under the new rules, the average compensation rate has dropped from 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8 cents — a reduction of 75 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
As a result, 100 supplier facilities saved 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
It’s fitted with the same power source as its older cousin in Europe, a 42 kilowatt-hour nickel manganese cobalt battery.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
Civilian anthropology researcher Lance Larkin at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Ill., told IEEE Spectrum that that’s enough fuel for the fuel cell to generate 1,800 kilowatt-hours of energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
But the California Solar & Storage Association, which opposed the commission’s decision, estimated the average rate of compensation would drop from 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8 cents — a reduction of 75 percent.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
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