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madaxe_again
12 days ago
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Comparing the power consumption of a 30 year old r...
Watts measure power, kWh measure energy - and they are a more convenient unit than J.
Marsymars
12 days ago
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If you have natural gas connection, you can be charged for both kWh and GJ on the same bill!
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saltcured
12 days ago
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Or your utility may use freedom units like Therms
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Spivak
12 days ago
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Ccf is also common because it's the directly measured quantity by your gas provider and you don't need silly charts like
https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec12_5.pdf
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saltcured
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Seems odd to sell a gas by volume though... are these understood to be at a standardized pressure/density?
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manwe150
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My gas bill each month lists the correction factor used for that month to compensate the meter reading to the volume consumed (and thus billed) based on the average weather.
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