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Real Time Statistics
- 495.65 kWh
energy usage today
- 74.25 kW
current demand
A watt (W) is the standard unit for power and is the rate of electrical use at any moment. A kilowatt (kW) is simply 1000 watts.
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit for power consumption and is equivalent to 1000 watts for one hour.
For instance, powering a 3400 watt clothes dryer for 30 minutes would consume 1.7kWh of electricity (3.4kW x 0.5h = 1.7kWh).
Yesterday
- 1463 kWhtotal usage
- $102
estimated cost
- 2843 lbs
estimated CO2 production
(Where does Iowa's electricity come from?)
Iowa generates its electricity from the following resources.
Average CO2 emissions are 1,943 lbs per MWh.
| Coal | Oil | Gas | Biomass | Hydro | Nuclear | Wind |
|---|
| 81.6% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 11.4% | 2.41% |
Source: eGRID2006 Version 2.1, April 2007
