Commercial unit of energy is kilo watt hour (kWh) The unit kilowatt-hour means one kilowatt of power supplied for one hour. 1 kWh = 1 kW x 1 h = 1000 W x 60 x 60 s -1 = 1000 Js x 3600 s 6 = 3.6 x 10 J 6 1 unit = 1 kilowatt hour = 3.6x10 J.