(in health care) an additional substance, treatment, or procedure used for increasing the efficacy or safety of the primary substance, treatment, or procedure or for facilitating its performance. adjunctive, adj.
power consumption Definition. The rate at which power is consumed by a device or unit (such as a building), usually expressed in kilowatt-hours, Btu/hour, or horsepower-hours.
Kilowatt (kW)- unit of power; how much power is. being consumed or produced at a single instant in time. (see graph to right- kW are represented by the black. line) Kilowatt-hour (kWh)- unit of energy; amount of. power used or generated over time (see graph to right-. kWh are represented by the blue shaded area) Net Metering- arrangement in which a homeowner. with solar panels uses the energy produced by his or. her system and sells any extra energy back to the grid.