Energy terminology 101

Do you know your joule from your kilowatt? Most of us don’t. This short video effectively explains the terms used to frame the energy we use every day.

Oh, and by the way, running a 1,000-watt hair dryer for an hour is the energy equivalent of lifting 3.6 million apples by one meter. How d’you like them apples?

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