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A unit of electrical power equaling 1,000 watts.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Niagara Falls supplies the surrounding area with a staggering number of kilowatts.
  • The retail price of a kilowatt is about ten cents : you say kilowatts - do you mean kilowatt-hours?
  • The retail price of a kilowatt is about ten cents, which means that the unsubsidized wholesale price would be less.
  • Is it possible to simple rate these energy sources in kilowatt hours per day, averaged over a year?
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