Watts are units of power. Typical household bulbs use between 40 watts (W) and 120W. The new money-saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9W and 20W.
Watts are units of power. Typical household bulbs use between 40 watts (W) and 120W. The new money-saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9W and 20W.
A toaster, a small electric heater or a household iron use about 1000 watts, or 1 kilowatt, written as 1KW.
Over the next eight years many homeowners will find themselves buying small petrol-powered generators capable of producing between 5KW and 10KW to power a few lights and small appliances.
Large buildings might use millions of watts of power, or megawatts. Eskom's power stations produce between 100MW and 5000MW.
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Watts are units of power. Typical household bulbs use between 40 watts (W) and 120W. The new money-saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9W and 20W.
Watts are units of power. Typical household bulbs use between 40 watts (W) and 120W. The new money-saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9W and 20W.
A toaster, a small electric heater or a household iron use about 1000 watts, or 1 kilowatt, written as 1KW.
Over the next eight years many homeowners will find themselves buying small petrol-powered generators capable of producing between 5KW and 10KW to power a few lights and small appliances.
Large buildings might use millions of watts of power, or megawatts. Eskom's power stations produce between 100MW and 5000MW.
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