Difference between revisions of "Energy Consumption"

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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
'''Energy Consumption''' refers to the ''transformation'' of  energy from one energy form to another in the process of enabling human (economic) activity.
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'''Energy Consumption''' refers to the ''transformation'' of  [[Energy]] from one [[Energy Form]] to another in the process of enabling human (economic) activity.
  
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The term is primarily used in economic context  (e.g. [[Energy Accounting]]).  In a physics context one speaks more frequently of energy transformation, or energy conversion. 
  
 
[[Category:Energy Accounting]]
 
[[Category:Energy Accounting]]

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Definition

Energy Consumption refers to the transformation of Energy from one Energy Form to another in the process of enabling human (economic) activity.

The term is primarily used in economic context (e.g. Energy Accounting). In a physics context one speaks more frequently of energy transformation, or energy conversion.