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From: karsh@geowhiz.UUCP (Bruce Karsh)
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Subject: Re: power/energy meters
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> To measure the cost of running an appliance, you need the integral of
> energy used over a period of time.  Since the power company probably
> bills you for kilowatt-hours, its reasonable to calculate it that way.

  To measure the cost of running an appliance, you need the integral
of power used over a period of time.  

   d Energy / dt = Power.


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