Update: I am actually searching for really simple, intuitive ways to explain it. I have a background in engineering, but am struggling to explain why we “pay for kwh”, and not kw (on our electricity bill) to someone who doesn’t. I have tried in many ways but maybe I’m not giving the right examples or making the right comparisons. I am really searchig for a way to ELI5.
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kW are a measure of power, energy consumed over time. A Watt is a Joule/second. The rate you consume energy
A kWh is a measure of energy. It’s a kW * h or (kJ/second) * hour, or 1kWh = 3600 kJ
A 100W bulb running for 10h consumes 1 kWh
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