Eli5:why is that something rated 1000w spends 1kWh after an hour instead of 3600kWh, since watt is by second?

Question

Eli5:why is that something rated 1000w spends 1kWh after an hour instead of 3600kWh, since watt is by second?

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Answer 1

Because the unit kWh is kiloWatt hours. It has the second to hour conversion in it.

1 kWh = 3.6 megajoules