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watt-hourThe power utilization for one hour measured in watts. Abbreviated "Wh," it is widely used to rate how long it takes for a battery to discharge. For smaller batteries, a milliwatt-hour (mWh) rating is used. For example, a 500 mWh battery means it will release 500 watts at a specific voltage for one hour before it is discharged. See ampere-hour and watt. watt-hour [′wät ¦au̇r] (electricity) A unit of energy used in electrical measurements, equal to the energy converted or consumed at a rate of 1 watt during a period of 1 hour, or to 3600 joules. Abbreviated Wh. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| LADWP will need to procure an additional 3,500 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy by 2010 to meet the accelerated RPS goal as well as to sustain that level in the future. 6 million due to higher electric generation rates and gigawatt-hour sales partially offset by higher purchased power costs and distribution system maintenance expenses. The concession area includes a substantial industrial component as measured by gigawatt-hour sales volume and industrial customers are more vulnerable to economic cycles, self-generation and energy purchase bypass. |
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