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this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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fwiw there's a comment by @Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca as a top-level reply to the post that I think was intended as a reply to you.
kWh are a metric unit (even if they're not SI), and are extremely common in discussions of household electricity. I wish it weren't the case, the same way I wish countries other than Australia used kilojoules for measuring energy in food instead of (kilo)Calories. But they don't.
I have no clue of kcal, because I always read the numbers in kilojoules. And EU is not a part of Australia :) (And we need to mention the kJ because EU legislation is in effect in Finland where I live)
Oh huh, really? I thought Europe used calories.
Both need to always be printed, with kJ first as that's the official standard. But since in practical terms more people talk about kcal, they've required including that one as well. Here's a photo:
(Also, all foodstuff must have the ingredients and nutritional values in the local language, so I wonder how this package of instant noodles made its way into my pantry!)