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GIGAWATTHEURE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measurements of Electricity
DEF

A unit of measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1 million kilowatts over the period of one hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
DEF

Unité d'énergie en bloc équivalent à un million de kilowattheures ou un milliard de wattheures.

OBS

Le wattheure est l'énergie fournie en 1 heure par une puissance de 1 watt. Il vaut 3600 joules.

OBS

Giga : préfixe SI [Système International] qui, placé devant le nom d'une unité, la multiplie par un milliard.

Spanish

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