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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: WATT Return to list of termsA unit of measure of electric power at a point in time, as capacity or demand. One watt of power maintained over time is equal to one joule per second. Some Christmas tree lights use one watt. The Watt is named after Scottish inventor James Watt and is capitalized when shortened to w and used with other abbreviations, as in kWh. Source: California Energy Commission |