On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, James R. Frysinger wrote: > Try to understand that, as I teach physics I must convince my students > that the pascal cubic meter is indeed a unit of energy. (Cf: PV=nRT) All > to often, they think that since their answer did not come out in joules > (which they learned first as newton meters), it could not possibly be > so. Of course, "pascal cubic meter" is hardly a very elegant way to > express energy, especially when the specially named derived unit joule > is available. Nonetheless, it is a unit of energy. And in this case is very easily visualizable ... especially if treting gas.. > If it makes you feel any better, I also greatly prefer joule to > kilowatt hour and would like very much to see that change made in my > electric bill. My letter to my electrical energy company several years > ago did not change their minds, however.
You are lucky ... in Italy since a couple of years domestic power is billed in "Energy units" instead than in kW*h or in MJ (an energy unit is equal to 1 kW*h ) .
