Greg wrote in USMA 11129 >I calculate my electrical power using MJ or GJ, not GW·s nor kW·h > >greg > > >>>> Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-02-19 11:18:14 >>> >Gregory Peterson wrote in USMA 11129: > >>There is a reason why the electrical companies don't want to convert kW·h >>to joules for domestic pricing. > > > >The reason is that the kilowatt-hour is much more comprehenible than a >gigawatt-second. No household uses a gigawatt, and calculating time by the >hour is much more usual than by the second. Hence speed limits are in km/h >rather than m/s. I am afraid that we are stuck with Babylonian time units. > >Joseph B. Reid The gigawatt-second is a gigajoule, but that is still more incomprehensible to the average householder. Do I understand that you translate your electricty bills from kilowatt-hours to gigajoules before you pay them. Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
