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by 21 3316 days ago
Why is electricity then measured in kW/h?

In my understanding, power (instantaneous) is measured in W, but consumption needs to be integrated over time, thus the per hour part.

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Which is kW * h, i.e. kilowatt times hours, like man-hours are number of men multiplied by time.
kW/h would be a unit of the derivative of power, measuring the rate at which power consumption changes.