JoeyDaRench Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I want to look into doing a solar system and need to know my KwH usage. My current PEA bill shows 1109 "units". I had my wife call to find out the KwH but as she doesn't understand this, I really didn't get an answer. So, are Units the same as KwH or is there a conversion factor? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 They are one and the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyDaRench Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 As always Crossy, thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issangeorge Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 1109, wow I thought my usage was high at just around 400. Then again I don't have AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1109, wow I thought my usage was high at just around 400. Then again I don't have AC.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They are one and the same Crossy Is the measurement for water the same, but in liters ? I am trying to determine the amount of water it takes to fill my irregularly shaped concrete Koi pond using the start and finish figures displayed on my water meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They are one and the same Crossy Is the measurement for water the same, but in liters ? I am trying to determine the amount of water it takes to fill my irregularly shaped concrete Koi pond using the start and finish figures displayed on my water meter A 'unit' of water is 1m3 = 1,000 Litres, I'm pretty sure that's the same the world over too (maybe not the US). You should be able to read directly in Litres if you get the decimal point in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdietz Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) Units of measure in Thailand: 1 Unit of Electricity is 1kWh 1 Unit of Water is 1m^3 (1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters ~ 264 US gallons) Might as well complete this with a few more Thai standards: 1 Baht of Gold = 4 Salung = 15.244 grams bullion or 15.16 grams jewelry 1 Rai of land = 4 Ngan = 400 square Wah = 1,600 square meters Any others? Edit: Fixed to SI standards (k, m), thanks. Edited January 31, 2016 by Jdietz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1 Unit of Electricity is 1KWh 1 Unit of Water is 1M^3 (1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters ~ 264 US gallons) Picky I know, but the unit of electricity is the kWh (K is Kelvin, a unit of temperature). Same for M and m. M is Mega (1,000,000), m is Metre (and milli, a rare re-use of a letter in the SI units) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thank you . I had read an article via a Google search that used the same equation, but since it was authored by a US water company was not sure that it was applicable to Thailand So when my water bill shows 795 last month and 808 this month that 13 units in a month that means I used 13,000 liters of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Units of measure in Thailand: 1 Unit of Electricity is 1kWh 1 Unit of Water is 1m^3 (1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters ~ 264 US gallons) Might as well complete this with a few more Thai standards: 1 Baht of Gold = 4 Salung = 15.244 grams bullion or 15.16 grams jewelry 1 Rai of land = 4 Ngan = 400 square Wah = 1,600 square meters Any others? Edit: Fixed to SI standards (k, m), thanks. 1 Rai is about 0.395 Acres for those still using real units (I never could get on with hectares) The kWh is a bit of an oddity, the 'hour' isn't an SI unit, 'h' (hecto) is used as the x100 multiplier (between deka and kilo). To be pedantically correct 1 kWh is 3,600 kWs (kilowatt seconds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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