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From: Simon Turner
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 12:54
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 12:54
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It should work! To work out your kWHrs simply multiply the number of kW you are using by the time (in hours) for which you use them. Eg. a light bulb of 100W is equal to 0.1 KW; if left on for a whole day it would therefore use 0.1*24 or 2.4 kWHrs. A whole month would eat up nearly 75 kWHrs (expensive business leaving light bulbs on for a long time - especially if they are in the loft or cellar (basement), unnoticed!) This is fine for a light bulb as it stays 'on' all the time. But be careful with, for example, things that are thermostatically controlled. They will only be taking their rated power intermittantly. Simon.
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!meiko.com!news From: simont@meiko.com (Simon Turner) Subject: Re: how do you figure out cost per kilowatt-hou Message-ID: <1992Sep1.125405.29471@meiko.com> Sender: news@meiko.com Organization: Meiko Scientific Corp. References: <124@kc2wz.bubble.org> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:54:05 GMT Lines: 14