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How an electricity bill is worked out

What a kWh is, the charge for each day, and the price for each kWh you use.

  1. 1Power is sold by the kilowatt-hour, or kWh.
  2. 2A bill is a charge for each day, plus a price for each kWh.
  3. 3A typical two-person home in NSW uses about 5,237 kWh a year.
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