It’s easy to mix up power and energy, so pin down the difference: power is the rate of using energy (how fast), while energy is power multiplied by time (how much in total). Run a 1-watt device for 1 second and it uses 1 joule of energy.
It’s easy to mix up power and energy, so pin down the difference: power is the rate of using energy (how fast), while energy is power multiplied by time (how much in total). Run a 1-watt device for 1 second and it uses 1 joule of energy.