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Frederick Community College

Energy Use In One School Year
(kilowatt-hours)

What is a "kilowatt-hour" (kWh)?

A "kilowatt" is a unit of electrical power. It takes one kilowatt of power to run about 17 (60w) lightbulbs. A "kilowatt-hour" is the amount of energy used by one kilowatt of power over the span of one hour. In other words, you would use one kilowatt-hour's worth of electrical energy if you left those 17 bulbs on for one hour. One kilowatt-hour costs about $0.09. The number shown above is how many kilowatt-hours (kWh) this college has used since the beginning of the school year.For additional FCC facts and figures click on "Charts & Graphs"to the right.

Electric Substation
The major source of fuel for generating electricity for the Frederick area is coal. Reducing energy waste can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Saving 1 kWh prevents over
25 lbs of CO2 emissions
Allegany Energy- Harrison Plant
Allegheny Energy is an investor-owned utility with over $3 billion in annual revenues and more than 4,000 employees. It owns and operates 20 power plants with a generating capacity of nearly 9,700 megawatts.

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