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 is power and kWh is energy. Power is the rate that energy is being provided at.
You pay for how much energy you consume. The rate it is supplied at doesn’t matter.
It’s like pay is 15 dollars an hour, but you get a paycheck depending on how many hours you work.
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