Kilowatt Hours

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- simple explanation

- Science, math of the calculation

- What’s a watt

- Look at your device and find out the device use in watts

what is kilowatt

- Kilowatts = watts / 1000

- Also depends on how long device is on for so ..

kilowatt hour = kwh x hours

kwH = watts / 1000 x hours

Greenhouse Gases

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- electricity production has greenhouse gas a by-product

- Burn coal is worst; at other end of spectrum wind creates almost no GHGs

- Everyone trying to reduce – governments want reductions

- AB .82 kg/KwH

Provincial Electricity Rates

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