Friday, June 22, 2012

Understanding Energy Units

Subtitle:

Energy and power are not the same

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If you've ever been confused by the difference between 500 BtuBritish thermal unit, the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water (about a pint) one degree Fahrenheit in temperature—about the heat content of one wooden kitchen match. One Btu is equivalent to 0.293 watt-hours or 1,055 joules. and 500 Btu/h, you probably can use a handy cheat sheet to explain energy units. As a guide through the thorny thickets of energy, power, and the units used to measure them, I've assembled some questions and attempted to answer them.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Power plant 2.jpg (A photo of a power plant)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/understanding-energy-units

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