Hi Pat,
One of the aims of the metric system is to com pare like with like. In that respect, the UK is ahead of Oz. However I do acknowledge that billing per MJ is preferable to billing per kWh. Regards Martin _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: 24 March 2011 00:51 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:50170] Re: Fw: Re: Energy bills Dear Martin, With respect, I have to object to your use of the word "ahead" when the use of the unit, kWh, does so much to confuse the public about the difference between energy and power. See http://metricationmatters.com/docs/EnergyPowerDistanceSpeed.pdf Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia On 2011/03/24, at 08:36 , Martin Vlietstra wrote: At least the UK is ahead of Australia in one respect - all gas and electricty bills are in the unit of measure, even if it is kWh. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: 23 March 2011 21:18 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:50156] Re: Fw: Re: Energy bills On 2011/03/23, at 03:49 , John M. Steele wrote: Does Australia require (or allow) gas and electric bills to billed in joules? If it is an allowable option, does any gas or electric company do it? Dear John, My electricity bill measures the energy I buy in kilowatt-hours. I believe that this is the common practice all over Australia. My gas bill measures the energy I but in joules. Again, I believe that this is the common practice all over Australia. One company, chosen at random, has a glossary that lists the way it uses joules. Go to http://www.originenergy.com.au/605/Glossary and search for joule. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
