What is a kWh - kilowatt hour + CALCULATIONS 💡💰 energy bill

In this video we learn what a kWh is, the kilowatt hour is used for energy bills and related to the amount of electricity consumed by electrical items. We run through what a kilowatt and a kilowatt hour is as well as watts and joules. We see worked examples at the end for how to calculate kwh consumption and electricity bills.
Clarification: At 2:06 I have said "1kW x 1,000 = Watts" I am literally typing "1 x 1,000 = 1,000W" I use the kW value as is, neglecting the "k" and do not add the zeros. So if it was 15.8kW I would type "15.8 x 1,000 = 15,800 Watts"

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[ariana_mfs]

As a 15year old girl, I'm just curious to know how electricity bills are calculated so I can be aware of money finicially and not interested into engineering. The video is understandable, thank you!❤❤

[peanutpotion]

Thanks for all your hard work and knowledge put into these videos, you've made such a positive impact on my learning.

[MarkRatermann]

I am sure many folks are wondering why electricity seems so cheap in your example. 10 cents a kWh is pretty cheap but if that is what you pay realize in the US anyway, most utility companies tack on all kinds of extra charges (many required by the government and some as a means of passing on other costs). Distribution, transmission (yes, two different things) low income supplement charge etc, etc. By the time you are done, kWh goes up since many are based on your kWh some are flat rate. Expect to see 30 to 35 cents per kWh or where I live a lot more. You did a great job, thank you.

[shamsreza]

The way you explain things makes it very easy to understand !! Please explain how a dry cell battery works and liquid cell battery works.

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[waltzb]

Thanks for all these videos! College physics was decades ago, and going long periods of time not doing any electrical work, these are all great reviews. Of course for ths real stuff, I hire a licensed electrician. So great to study this again, wish your videos were around when I'd be burning the midnight oil studying. Cheers!

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[mephiz]

All your vids are excellent! I am learning more in a few mins than yrs of college physics electronics ever taught me.

[CyberTronics]

Gutted you used the $ symbol instead of £ ! Be proud of who you are mate.

[shamsreza]

Please explain how DC current flows when batteries are connected in series/parallel along with the calculations.

[SCOUT_THE-SERVANT]

I appreciate HIGHLY That it is explained what a watt is. That the origin/meaning is just the name of the eventor. And not some other meaning that would need further work in discovering.

[sumairu]

Thats great
It made my concepts clear about Kw and Kwh
Thanks
Keep it up

[sudheerpandiripalli]

This is exceptional.. we all not known these things in clgs regardless YouTube providing this.. Thank you The Engineering Mindset.

[Red_Light_andBlue]

I appreciate you calculating the cost using Freedom Units.

[dongertan]

Thanks for this video. You are great guys. Thanks again.

[pacificoceania]

It is very simple and short explanation but it is very easy to understand. Thanks for sharing this knowledge on YouTube.

[pinoyace]

Very good and simple explanation...easy to understand.

[thomasgaertig]

So, since 1 kW is 1000 J/s, why don't we have to convert a kW into a unit per hours before calculating how many kWh are used? In the beginning of the video you mentioned a multiplier of x3600 for seconds in an hour, but then it was never used

[richardbessah]

This is really practical, I rally enjoyed the video.

Please explain more on power factor surcharge on electricity billing and how can one fix the surcharge issues on bills.