A positive connection is one in which a change (increase or decrease) in some variable results in the same type of change (increase or decrease)in a second variable. The positive connection in the figure below for a cooling coffee cup implies that the hotter the coffee is the faster it cools.
The power consumption of small devices is usually measured in Watts, and the power consumption of larger devices is measured in kilowatts (kW), or 1,000 Watts. Electricity generation capacity is often measured in multiples of kilowatts, such as megawatts (MW) and gigawatts (GW).
And yet, power just means energy flow per unit time. We all know the Watt is a unit of power consumption and have an idea how quickly a 1500 Watt kettle boils water. The unit of energy is the Joule - a Watt is just a flow of one Joule per second. The other popular unit of power is the horsepower. The conversion is that one horsepower = 756 Watts. A 100-HP car would be able to turn a 75,600 - Watt electrical generator, or 75.6 kilowatts. So anybody who does talk about energy, rarely speaks in Joules.