2001-03-03
Just because everyone is using it doesn't mean they know what it means, nor
do they know how to convert it to other units to compare gas and electric
costs. Whenever someone uses the therm, ask them to clarify it? Ask them
to tell you how many joules those therms are so you can compare the price
to electrical energy. Ask them why they continue to use units that no one
understands. Promote SI units as being consistent, coherent and easily
understandable.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2001-03-03 18:27
Subject: [USMA:11438] Fw: Natural Gas in Georgia
> To all,
>
> We in Georgia, with our deregulated natural gas market for the last year
or
> so, are being subjected to incredible percentage increases in natural gas
> prices.
>
> The maddening thing is that everything is in cubit feet and then
translated
> into british thermal units "therms" Everyone here is using the word
"therm"
> in just about every sentence. It has become a five letter "four letter
> word".
>
> I have some time this afternoon and am working on reading, filing and
> deleting messages from my inbox. I am down to 424 to go.
>
> Norm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 2001February19 18:37
> Subject: [USMA:11141] Re: Energy price $/GJ
>
>
> 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
>
>
