Unit of electricity

[br1]

This is probably a dumb question - but is there a standard 'unit' of electricity - by 'unit' I mean the units I'm charged for on my electricity bill.

Many thanks.

 

[Steve]

yes. each number on the lectric meter is a unit.

By this i mean there are 5 black numbers - these are full units.

12345 means 12 thousand 3 hundred and 45.

there might ba a red number - this represents a tenth of a unit.

Each unit is a kilowatt hour.

lectric co takes the new reading and takes the old reading away from it to get the total units used.

 

[big-all]

1 unit = 1 kw look at your electricity bill its going to be around 6 to10p depending on supplier ect

 

[br1]

Thanks you guys - it was the 1Kw per unit I wanted.

So how do I work out how much a 2.5Kw appliance will cost over a set period?

Regards

 

[tim-spam]

1 unit = 1kWhr, not 1kW

1 kWhr is equal to using a 1kW appliance for 1 hour.

Therefore, using a 2.5kW appliance for 1 hour will use 2.5 units of electricity.

 

[br1]

Thanks again guys (or dolls).

Regards
br1