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A watt is not a unit of energy, it is a unit of power. Power refers to energy transfer per unit time; a watt is one joule/second. For comparison, a fluorescent light-bulb uses somewhere between 15-40 watts; an electric shower may use about 3 kW (3000 watts).

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