Page Content 1. UT Extension serves the citizens of Fayette County with educational programs in the areas of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Resource Development, and 4-H Youth Development.
A large globe light, like around a vanity mirror, that is rated at 25 watts consumes exactly the same amount of energy as a small refrigerator light bulb also rated at 25 watts..  Size as a power ratingThe wattage rating of a light bulb is directly proportional to energy consumed by that light bulb. A light bulb rated at 60 watts consumes 50% more energy than a 40 watt light bulb.
A unit for measuring electric power over time. mAh is commonly used to describe the total amount of energy a battery can store at one time. A battery rated for more mAh will power a phone for a longer amount of time, given the same usage pattern.The trade-off is that batteries with more mAh are generally also physically larger and heavier.ore technically, a higher mAh rating means the (fully-charged) battery can power a device that consumes more power and/or for a longer amount of time before becoming depleted and needing to be re-charged.