Fact of the Month: September 2008

What can you do with 1 kilowatt hour?

Power a 100 Watt light bulb for ten hours.
Power a 20 Watt CFL light bulb for 50 hours.
Power a 1 Watt LED light bulb for 1000 hours.
Travel 10-12 kilometres in a small electric car.
Travel 120 kilometres on an electric bike.
Heat enough water for an 8-minute shower (or three brief showers).
Run a 750 Watt baseboard heater for 75 minutes
Run an average refrigerator for 4.5 hours.
Run an average telephone answering machine for 5 days.
Make 15 cups of tea.
Operate an average North American house for 2.5 hours.
Operate an average European house for 5 hours.
Manufacture 1.5 sheets of paper.