Watts are standard units of power. A kilowatt is 1000 watt and a megawatt is 1 million watt.
Watts are standard units of power. A kilowatt is 1000 watt and a megawatt is 1 million watt.
Household incandescent bulbs use between 40watt and 120 watt, but the new money- saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9 watt and 20watt. A toaster, a small electric heater or a household iron uses about 1000watt, or 1kilowatt, written as 1kW.
Large buildings might use millions of watts of power, or megawatts. Eskom's power stations produce between 100MW and 5000MW.
Lower wattage saves money
Watts are standard units of power. A kilowatt is 1000 watt and a megawatt is 1 million watt.
Watts are standard units of power. A kilowatt is 1000 watt and a megawatt is 1 million watt.
Household incandescent bulbs use between 40watt and 120 watt, but the new money- saving low-energy fluorescent bulbs use between 9 watt and 20watt. A toaster, a small electric heater or a household iron uses about 1000watt, or 1kilowatt, written as 1kW.
Large buildings might use millions of watts of power, or megawatts. Eskom's power stations produce between 100MW and 5000MW.
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