Re: Utility Billing KWH/ Measures in KVA but bills in kWh

"clydebeer" <u44204@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:859f0dc999f71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> How does the utility determine the Kilowatts for the kwh energy charge,
if
> the standard meter measures KVA.

But the standard meter doesn't measure KVA.  It measures kWhr directly.

> Would 100 KVA for one hour record 100 kWh?
> Does a meter have a built in pf correction factor?
>
Yes.  The meter is pf sensitive so it only responds to 'real' power (kW)
and 
because it uses a set of gearing to move the dials, it also integrates the

power over time to give you kilowatt-hours.

daestrom
P.S.  Of course many newer meters are electronic now instead of 
electro-mechanical.  But the measurements are the same.