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[–] spacesatan@lazysoci.al 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ok technically it's energy not power, big deal. Sometimes electricity is colloquially called power.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Both energy and power relate to electricity formally. Power is energy over time. There is no reason to confuse the two in writing, especially if they know enough to use MWh.