2007-09-22 07:25:23 · 5 answers · asked by Tau dreadnaught 1 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
generating MW and is it more than 4 MW?
2007-09-22 07:48:49 · update #1
Well for starters, a Watt is a measurement of power. Household energy consumption is generally measured in kilawatt-hours (kWh).
The average annual energy consumption in the US is 11,209 kWh, or 11.2 MWh.
http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/campaigns/climate-change/clean-energy/12-steps
So divide that by 365 days, and you get somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 kWh per day.
2007-09-22 09:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by Dana1981 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My average monthly electrical consumption is 900 kWh this breaks down to 30 kWh/Day or 1.2 kW since there are 1000 kW in a MW this means that I use 0.0012 MW.
2007-09-22 16:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure which you are asking for in your question:
- Average power consumed through the day by a US household (in MW), or
- The energy consumed IN one day (MWh)
Energy=Power x Time
MWh=MW x h
And are you asking only for the electrical power or also the heating ?
2007-09-22 07:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by NLBNLB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use about 2.5 megawatt hours per month in summer, when the air conditioner runs a lot. That is an average use rate of 3 or 4 kilowatts (0.003 or 0.004 megawatts).
A megawatt is a RATE of using energy and a megawatt-hour is an amount of energy used.
2007-09-22 10:22:04 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fraction of a mega watt.
2007-09-22 09:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋