Thursday, April 1, 2010

My results and response from the BP energy calculator



I think it is interesting that an oil based company would have an energy calculator on their website. Just think about it, most oil companies are not concerned at all with using or producing alternative sources of energy. They are also not entirely concerned with how much energy one consumes in  a year. I use 18,965 kWh/year.  A kilowatt is a unit of measurement dividing energy over time.On average, one gallon of regular gasoline contains approximately 35 kWh of energy. This isn’t a huge number to start with, but just think about how many gallons it takes to fill up your vehicle, and how many gallons of gasoline you use per year. This number  adds up quickly!

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