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by beAbU 9 days ago
Solar installation capacity is measured in watts, not watt-hours. So the unit you should he using here is GW, not GWh.

Pushes glasses up nose well actually, we should use GWp, but that's not really a unit and good ol' watts should suffice.

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Yeah, you know actually, I know this because I have an EV. I guess I just looked at what the GP posted and posted the same unit.
For batteries, GWh is the correct unit though (storage). Just not for panels/generators/etc.
Really the correct unit is Joules, but try convincing anyone of that.
Watt-hours and joules are the same thing, and you are indeed technically correct, but you'll get funny looks if you ask to buy an 18MJ BESS for your home...