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If a household consumes 300 kwh of electrical energy in a 30 day month, what is the average actual power usage, assuming utilization for 16 hours per day

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The unit kilowatt-hour is actually used to express the electrical energy used. In order to convert from energy to power, we use the formula:

Power = Energy / time

In 30 days, with a daily consumption for 16 hours, the total consumption time will be 30 * 16 = 480 hours

The power usage is:

Power = 300 / 480

The average power usage is 0.625 kilowatts or 625 watts.
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