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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: KILOWATT (kW) Return to list of termsOne thousand (1,000) watts. A unit of measure of the amount of electricity needed to operate given equipment. On a hot summer afternoon a typical home, with central air conditioning and other equipment in use, might have a demand of four kW each hour. Source: California Energy Commission |