In the U.S., enrgy is measured in units called BTU's.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

(One BTU is the energy required to heat one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Are American homes more energy efficient? Not exactly.] Reference

You can also buy bigger burner units ... they are rated in BTU's I have a portable stove that has two 30,000 BTU burners.    From Wordnik.com.  [Should I Buy a New Kitchen Stove??] Reference

And you have what I'll call BTU deja vu in the House.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2009] Reference

As opposed to a BTU, which is the energy to raise 1 pound of water by 1 deg F.    From Wordnik.com.  [So… « Whatever] Reference

FWIW, Peabody Coal (sym "BTU"), the largest domestic producer providing 10\% of U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Back then, the House approved President Clinton’s energy tax, also known as the BTU tax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Only 15 more Senate votes needed for cap and trade - California_Yankee’s blog - RedState] Reference

And that's the so-called BTU tax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Presidents Remarks At Los Angeles Valley College] Reference

WILLIS: Now, I know you're wondering, what is BTU?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007] Reference

BTU stands for a common measurement of heat: British.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 15] Reference

Q He's never said that in the context of the BTU tax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

He is going to fight all the way through for the BTU tax?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

MS. MYERS: It's not as broad-based as a BTU tax, that's true.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference

It opposed a tax that Clinton was proposing at the time on BTU.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win] Reference

So the President prefers the BTU option and is committed to that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers Am] Reference

The fate of the 1993 BTU tax proposal by Bill Clinton is instructive.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Hawkins: I Love It When You Talk Carbon Taxes!] Reference

An old, but still used unit of heat is the British Thermal Unit (BTU).    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 1- Flow of Energy] Reference

Heat is usually measured in calories or in British Thermal Units (BTU).    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Temperature ranges and requirements] Reference

Obviously, the BTU tax is something that's very difficult to get passed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference

If your room is 250 to 300 square feet, you'll need an AC that's 7,000 BTU.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007] Reference

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU): the world's largest private-sector coal company.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Biggers: Big Coal Gift in Senate Stimulus Package While Coal Profits Soar] Reference

He was the big advocate of the BTU tax back early in the Clinton administration.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush and Gore Face off in a Kinder, Gentler Debate - October 11, 2000] Reference

Q in the Senate, Finance on the Senate, are saying now that the BTU tax is dead.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

So they will pretend to be your BTU Open Zone, your T Mobile, your Cloud Network.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2009] Reference

  Knowing your exact dimensions and BTU needs will help you find the right model.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Replacing a through-the-wall air conditioner] Reference

U.S. PRES.DENT: I recommend that we adopt a BTU tax on the heat content of energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2008] Reference

Now, on the BTU tax, let me say that America taxes energy less than any other country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cleveland City Club Q A] Reference

His pet project 'a BTU tax, was killed by a Democratic senator from Oklahoma, David Boren.    From Wordnik.com.  [Look Who's Being Beastly To The President] Reference

Assign energy costs on a calorific basis so each product has the same energy cost per BTU.    From Wordnik.com.  [Net energy analysis] Reference

Q Does it have to include -- does it have to be a BTU tax, or can you find another energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks At Photo Op With Bipartisan Members] Reference

One month after he took office, Bill Clinton and Al Gore, the two of them proposed a BTU tax.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2008] Reference

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: The BTU is part of the President's package and that's what he's fighting for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

The President selected in his original package the BTU tax because he thought that that was fair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference

ENERGY TAXClinton: A tax on energy based on heat content as measured in BTU, with some exemptions.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Plan For All Seasons] Reference

This is unique to HHO Gas, as all other known fuels have a fixed value of energy content in BTU/scf.    From Wordnik.com.  [catpewk Diary Entry] Reference

He was one of the biggest campaigners for the BTU tax, which was the Clinton administration's proposed tax on energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2000] Reference