Question

A 5 kW solor energy system can collect 9000 kWh of energy per year. In Arizona, electricity cost eleven cents per kilowatt hour. The average home uses 66 million BTU per year. Given that 1 BTU= 0.000293 kWh, find the number of kilowatt hours used per year

Answer 1

19338 kWh

Explanation:

In Arizona, electricity cost eleven cents per kilowatt-hour.

The average home uses 66 million BTU per year i.e. 66000000 BTU per year.

Now, it is given in the question that 1 BTU is equivalent to 0.000293 kWh.

So, the average home uses (66000000 × 0.000293) = 19338 kWh per year.

Therefore, the number of kilowatt-hours used per year will be 19338. (Answer)