How much electricity do you use a day, on average?

[highland145]

What does .47/day work out to be?

Answer: A felony.

http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=17709936

 

[SKORPI0]

 

[Howard]

You don't use electricity, you use energy. So, how much electricity do I use? None.

In fact, I teach physics, and don't really know what "electricity" is. Define it.

Electrical power that comes from the grid? Then do some fancy math to find the total energy?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

You see, you could have just commented without your dickery. But since you invited, i'm willing to bet that a page of my passport is probably more exciting than your entire life, and that i'm more successful, and live in a more desirable location (and possibly will outlive you while i'm here), been with more women, etc... And more humble and modest than you. Only a giant penis would come on a forum and be so condescending to a complete stranger.

But your english still sucks.
And you have a small penis.

 

[SSSnail]

But your english still sucks.
And you have a small penis.

My engrish gets me by; I mostly communicate by grunting though...

At least I can see, and am using my penis quite frequently... You?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

My engrish gets me by; I mostly communicate by grunting though...

At least I can see, and am using my penis quite frequently... You?

How frequently u pee and masturbate is no ones business but your own.

 

[Mixolydian]

 

[SSSnail]

How frequently u pee and masturbate is no ones business but your own.

It's ok if you are offended when people talk about your penis, I would be too if I were you. Your short coming is so apparent, it's quite funny, actually. Pun fully intended.

 

[schneiderguy]

My bill last month was for 104kWh so about 3.5kWh/day.

The libruls that cry about global warming killing polar bears while living in their air conditioned McMansions need to come live like me ()

 

[Red Squirrel]

You don't use electricity, you use energy. So, how much electricity do I use? None.

In fact, I teach physics, and don't really know what "electricity" is. Define it.

Electricity is a type of energy, we buy it from the hydro company which uses other forms of energy such as water dams to convert to said electricity. The end result that we get is electricity, and we use it.


Based on March I use about 28kwh per day. Seems kinda high. I guess this would be to blame. Along with F@H.

 

[SKORPI0]

You don't use electricity, you use energy. So, how much electricity do I use? None.

In fact, I teach physics, and don't really know what "electricity" is. Define it.

Electricity is a type of energy, we buy it from the hydro company which uses other forms of energy such as water dams to convert to said electricity. The end result that we get is electricity, and we use it.

DrPizza is right.

From Wikipedia.

The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt-hour, (symbol kW·h, kW h or kWh) is a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt hours or 3.6 megajoules.[1][2] For constant power, energy in watt hours is the product of power in watts and time in hours. The kilowatt hour is most commonly known as a billing unit for energy delivered to consumers by electric utilities.

Electricity is the science, engineering, technology and physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charges. Electricity gives a wide variety of well-known electrical effects, such as lightning, static electricity, electromagnetic induction and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire. In addition, electricity permits the creation and reception of electromagnetic radiation such as radio waves.

 

[Red Squirrel]

DrPizza is right.

From Wikipedia.

Watts is an energy measurement, but we still buy electricity from the grid. It just happens to be measured in watts, because it's a type of energy.

Or can I call them up and pick the type of energy I want to buy?
me: "I'd like to buy 50kw/h of thermal energy, and 20kw/h of electrical energy. "
Hydro company: "Want potential energy with that?"
me: "Sure, give me 10kw/h"
Hydro company: "Ok we will send it via Unicorn Postal Service ground, will be there by tomorrow"


It's like saying "milk is not milk, it's a liquid, look, it's measured in ml, and ml is a liquid measurement, not a milk measurement!"

 

[DrPizza]

Watts is an energy measurement, but we still buy electricity from the grid. It just happens to be measured in watts, because it's a type of energy.

Or can I call them up and pick the type of energy I want to buy?
me: "I'd like to buy 50kw/h of thermal energy, and 20kw/h of electrical energy. "
Hydro company: "Want potential energy with that?"
me: "Sure, give me 10kw/h"
Hydro company: "Ok we will send it via Unicorn Postal Service ground, will be there by tomorrow"


It's like saying "milk is not milk, it's a liquid, look, it's measured in ml, and ml is a liquid measurement, not a milk measurement!"

Watts are not a unit of energy any more than seconds are a unit of mass.
Watts are a unit of power. Watts are as different from joules as units of distance are different from units of speed. Watts are the rate at which you use energy. Well, even that isn't correct to say. If you have an electric heater, you're converting electrical energy to thermal energy. Is it used? The energy is still there (that "neither created nor destroyed thing.")

As far as "what is electricity?" Read on:
http://amasci.com/miscon/whatis.html

Furthermore, as mentioned multiple times in this thread, you pay for kilowatt-hours. A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy. Not a watt. A watt-second is a joule. A kilowatt-hour is 3600000 joules.

 

[Uppsala9496]

1,266 kWh for March
1,262 kWh Feb
1,725 kWh Jan
1,353 kWh Dec

Daily average 43.7 kWh.

Was looking at around 700 kWh while only running 1 computer for DC (4 cores). 29 cores running and 2 GTX 460's,k 2 GTS 450's and a GT 440 and I push the 1,725 kWh. CPU cores only and it is in the 1,262-1,353 range.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

You don't use electricity, you use energy. So, how much electricity do I use? None.

In fact, I teach physics, and don't really know what "electricity" is. Define it.

I think you know perfectly well how the word 'electricity' fits in the English language. Just like the word 'heat'. Or are you going to try be difficult about that, too?

Watts is an energy measurement, but we still buy electricity from the grid. It just happens to be measured in watts, because it's a type of energy.

Or can I call them up and pick the type of energy I want to buy?
me: "I'd like to buy 50kw/h of thermal energy, and 20kw/h of electrical energy. "
Hydro company: "Want potential energy with that?"
me: "Sure, give me 10kw/h"
Hydro company: "Ok we will send it via Unicorn Postal Service ground, will be there by tomorrow"


It's like saying "milk is not milk, it's a liquid, look, it's measured in ml, and ml is a liquid measurement, not a milk measurement!"

Please stop digging a hole for yourself.

 

[slag]

The correct answer is as much as I need.

 

[DrPizza]

I think you know perfectly well how the word 'electricity' fits in the English language. Just like the word 'heat'. Or are you going to try be difficult about that,

Yes. "Electricity" is used in the English language the same way that the word "smurf" is used by the smurfs. Heat is rarely used as inappropriately as the word electricity.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Yes. "Electricity" is used in the English language the same way that the word "smurf" is used by the smurfs. Heat is rarely used as inappropriately as the word electricity.

Fact.

In my electronics class we talked about smurf's instead of electrons .

 

[Phoenix86]

It just happens to be measured in watts, because it's a type of energy.

Watts are a type of energy now?

What's that thing run on, gasoline?
No, watts.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Watts are a type of energy now?

What's that thing run on, gasoline?
No, watts.

No, I meant watts are a measurement for energy. Ex: watts of light, watts of heat and so on. So if electricity is not energy, but some kind of unicorn magic, why is it measurable in watts?

When a motor is being powered by electricity it is creating mechanical motion energy, but if electricity is not energy, then are we actually breaking newton's laws and creating energy using something that's not energy?

It just has me baffled. It's the first time I hear people say electricity is not a form of energy. It goes against everything I learned in school and on my own. Now if you really wanted to get technical there's only potential and kinetic energy and electricity would be kinetic because the electrons are moving but never heard of someone actually referring to it this way.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

No, I meant watts are a measurement for energy. Ex: watts of light, watts of heat and so on. So if electricity is not energy, but some kind of unicorn magic, why is it measurable in watts?

When a motor is being powered by electricity it is creating mechanical motion energy, but if electricity is not energy, then are we actually breaking newton's laws and creating energy using something that's not energy?

It just has me baffled. It's the first time I hear people say electricity is not a form of energy. It goes against everything I learned in school and on my own. Now if you really wanted to get technical there's only potential and kinetic energy and electricity would be kinetic because the electrons are moving but never heard of someone actually referring to it this way.

WATTS ARE NOT A UNIT OF ENERGY.

Yes. "Electricity" is used in the English language the same way that the word "smurf" is used by the smurfs. Heat is rarely used as inappropriately as the word electricity.

Another example: weight.

The way scientists use language is different to the way the general public use it. It's not like the usage is completely ambiguous from the context.

 

[Nohr]

25.1 kWh/day
765 kWh/month
2 bedroom apt. with all electric appliances, averaged over the past 12 months.

 

[Scouzer]

Some of you guys use insane amounts of power...

We use 7.2 kWh averaged per day for the last 12 months.

 

[Lifted]

My daily avg is around 4.5 kWh for 10 months of the year. In August and September it was around 11 kWh/day with a 10k BTU AC going while home.

 

[Jumpem]

My average is 17.5 kWh.