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What is a watt-hour?

What is a watt-hour? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption
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A watt-hour is a unit of work or energy equivalent to the power of one watt operating for one hour.
Although there are several different types of watt-hour meters, each consists essentially of a small electric motor and a counter.
With the cost of the Kyoto Protocol looming large on the horizon, every watt-hour we save represents fewer carbon-credits we need to purchase.
Viewed as analogues, many common devices can be considered as integrators examples being the odometer and the watt-hour meter.
In addition, the U. S. federal government offers companies a production tax credit for wind power equal to about 1.9 cents per watt-hour.
A watt is a unit of power, and a watt-hour represents the amount of energy produced or consumed by a one-watt device in one hour.

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