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With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025.
—Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Doing so would lessen the wild volatility in electricity prices, which range as high as $5 per kilowatt hour wholesale.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In August, the most recent month for which data is available, the average electricity rate for Wisconsin residential customers was 17.57 cents per kilowatt hour.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Cuter than a boxful of kittens, the electric minivan delivers a brace of thoughtful design features in addition to more smiles per kilowatt hour than a shipping container full of handshake buzzers.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Kilowatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilowatt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
kilowatt
noun
kilo·watt
ˈkil-ə-ˌwät
: 1000 watts
Medical Definition
kilowatt
noun
kilo·watt
ˈkil-ə-ˌwät
: 1000 watts
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