MWh
) at facility scale and gigawatt-hours (GWh
) at network and grid scale. Unlike power, which is an instantaneous measurement, energy accounts for the duration over which power is used or produced.
W
) or megawatts (MW
).
kWh
) or megawatt-hours (MWh
).
MW
and the power during the previous interval is 50 MW
.
Step 1: Average the Power Values
Step 2: Divide by Interval Duration
We get a result that is 4.583 MWh, the energy in MWh
for that 5-minute interval.