On 2004 May 16 , at 10:42 AM, Terry Simpson wrote:
...UK utilities ...
Gas when metricated: Meter: cubic metres Bill: kWh
Electricity when metricated: Meter and bill: kWh
I understand that Australia uses kJ for one of the energy utilities.
Nobody is perfect, I guess. Australia is better for using kilojoules instead of kilowatt hours even though the UK is better using cubic metres instead of kilolitres. The US, of course, is far behind both of them.
It really is unfortunate that various sectors still feel (even when trying to use metric) that somehow they should be able to use a special unit for their particular convenience instead of using the standard ones that are used for everything else and by everybody else. That attitude is exactly what caused older "systems) of units to become such a hodge-podge. Everyone wanted a special unit or an exception to the usual units.
Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ======================== SIMPLIFICATION begins with SI ========================
