I wonder if my system is good or bad. My server needs 0.1kWh.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Watt hours makes sense to me. A watt hour is just a watt draw that runs for an hour, it's right in the name.

Maybe you've just whooooshed me or something, I've never looked into Joules or why they're better/worse.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Joules (J) are the official unit of energy. 1W=1J/s. That means 1Wh=3600J or that 1J is kinda like "1 Watt second". You're right that Wh is easier since everything is rated in Watts and it would be insane to measure energy consumption by seconds. Imagine getting your electric bill and it says you've used 3,157,200,000J.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    3,157,200,000J

    Or just 3.1572GJ.

    Which apparently is how this Canadian natural gas company bills its customers: https://www.fortisbc.com/about-us/facilities-operations-and-energy-information/how-gas-is-measured

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