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watt-hour
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watt-hour (wtour)
n. Abbr. WH or W-hr
A unit of energy, especially electrical energy, equal to the work done by one watt acting for one hour and equivalent to 3,600 joules.
watt-hour
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of energy equal to a power of one watt operating for one hour. 1 watt-hour equals 3600 joules
watt-hour
A unit of energy, especially electrical energy, equal to the work done by one watt acting for one hour. It is equivalent to 3,600 joules.
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Noun1.watt-hour - a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hourwatt-hour - a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work
B.T.U., Board of Trade unit, kilowatt hour, kW-hr - a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
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By 2017 the supply shortage is predicted to reach 3,000 megawatt hours per year - equivalent to the whole of Nottingham being without electricity for a day.
DARK AGES 2017; Warning that power cuts may hit 16 million homes by The Mirror (London, England)
But the extra section suggests that there will be a shortfall by 2017, when the "energy unserved" level is predicted to reach 3,000 megawatt hours per year - equivalent to the whole of the Nottingham being without electricity for a day.
Power cuts expected by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
If demand is anticipated to push prices past $90 dollars per megawatt hour in the summer or $80 dollars per megawatt hour in all other months, participants in the Demand Response program are asked to reduce their load on the system by shutting down certain processes.
Industry helping to reduce drain on power by Stewart, Nick / Northern Ontario Business
 
 
 
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