I know some of you know electricity. How do I convert kW into kWh?

My power company has gone to high peak/ low peak billing but has the option of just using a fixed rate. The problem is that they are not giving figures that can be compared, which makes it impossible to make an informed decision.

$0.10505 / kWh for low peak, $6 / kW for high peak. So if electric is $6 kW what is it costing per kWh?

or $0.11514 / kWh flat rate for traditional. What this is worth depends upon what the high peak is per kWh.

kWh = kW × hours

Basically how much electricity you're using per hour. I have an on peak power plan and save quite a bit of money that way, but I have an EV and charge it from 12a-5a when the power is dirt cheap.

The average statewide price for electricity in Indiana hovers around 17 cents per kWh when accounting for all fees, riders, and taxes.

Most residential customers pay a baseline fixed service fee (around $29.00) plus roughly $0.11 to $0.12 per kWh.

K = 1,000. KWH = the use of 1,000 watts/hour in overly simple terms. The formula is watts TIMES hours divided by 1,000 = KWH.

Let’s say your rate is 0.20 per kwh. Here are some more realistic examples:

If a 100 watt light bulb runs for 10 hours, it uses one KWH or 0.20 worth of billed electric.

If a 2,200 watt device runs for 30 minutes, that’s 2.2KW x 0.5 hour = 1.1KWH or 0.22 worth of billed electric.

If a 75 watt device runs 24 hours that’s 75 x 24 ./. 1,000 = 1.8 KWH or 0.36 worth of billed electric.

If a 60 watt device runs constantly for 24 hours, that’s 60 x 24 = 1,440 watts consumed or 1.44 KWH. At 0.20/KWH that’s 1.44 x 0.20 = 0.288 of billed electricity.

If you have a combined 13,000 watts of electric baseboard heat running 14 hours/day that’s 13,000 x 24 = 182,000 watts consumed or 182 KWH x 0.20 = 36.40/day or 1,092.00 for 30 days.

Peak / off peak accounts encourage use during off-peak times and charge a premium during peak times. You have to apply the applicable rates at time of usage.

I once owned a building with an elevator. 440v 3 phase electric service with a demand factor billed. This took the sudden surge into account each time the elevator started up.