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The US state of Louisiana had the highest annual electricity purchases per residential customer at 14,774 kWh and the US state of Hawaii had the lowest at 6,178 kWh per residential customer. [1] As of 2008, in an average household in a temperate climate, the yearly use of household energy is comprised as follows:
1 kWh = 3,600 kWs = 1,000 Wh = 3.6 million W·s = 3.6 million J. Electric and electronic devices consume electric energy to generate desired output (light, heat, motion, etc.). During operation, some part of the energy is lost depending on the electrical efficiency. [7] Electricity has been generated in power stations since 1882. [8]
List of countries by electricity consumption. By 2025, Asia is projected to account for half of the world’s electricity consumption, with one-third of global electricity to be consumed in China. [1] This list of countries by electric energy consumption is mostly based on the Energy Information Administration. [2]
Each month, the average customer used 886 kWh and paid $121 at an average rate of 13.7 cents/kWh. [83] The commercial sector used 35% and industrial used 26%. Transportation used less than half of one percent. System loss within the grid includes use in the generation process and transmission losses, as well as unaccounted loads.
The United States has the second largest electricity sector in the world, with 4,178 Terawatt-hours of generation in 2023. [2] In 2023 the industry earned $491b in revenue (1.8% of GDP) at an average price of $0.127/kWh. [3] There are three major synchronous electrical grids in the continental US: the Eastern Interconnection, the Western ...
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units, which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour. Kilowatt-hours are a common billing unit for electrical energy supplied by electric utilities. Metric prefixes are used for multiples and ...
The data are given in kilograms of oil equivalent per year, and gigajoules per year, and in watts, as average equivalent power. Notes on conversions. 1 kg of oil equivalent (kgoe) = 11.63 kWh or 1 kWh = 0.08598 kgoe [2] 1000 kgoe = 42 GJ; 1 GJ/a = 31.7 W average; 1 W average = 8.76 kWh per year (365 × 24 Wh per year)
Electricity is generated in Ontario from nuclear power, hydroelectric power, natural gas [85] and renewables such as wind, solar and biomass. Total production in 2017 was 132.1 TWh (i.e. 132.1 billion kWh.) [86] The various sources of generation used in 2017 are shown in the pie chart to the right.