Robert Bushnell wrote in USMA 21045: > 2002 July 13 >Joe Reid; > It is good of you to show us a little nonsense. The fact that the >watt is the SI unit for all power is not relevant to the hour. > >I quote from Z234.1-00 CSA International > in part > 6.14.1 The watthour (W.h) and its multiples are widely used > as a measure of electrical energy consumption. > Mechanical energy should be expressed in kilojoules (kJ) > or megajoules (MJ). > >I quote from SI 10-1997 in part > 3.3.2.5 Energy > The kilowatthour is widely used as a measure of electrical > energy. This unit should not be introduced into any new > fields, and eventually should be replaced. > >Indeed, the TWh is an improvement over oil equivalents. If TWh is what I >have to see to get rid of oil equivalents and quads, I will take it. > > Robert Bushnell
I am glad that Robert and I have reached consensus. I note that he has quoted Canadian and US documents, and not BIPM. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
