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gnabgib • today at 1:36 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Volt-amperes are watts... watts/second are joules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt

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lefra • today at 4:44 AM

You got it backwards, Watts are Joules/second (or joules are Watt•second).

Skunkleton • today at 4:54 AM

Watts * seconds are joules. Joules is a unit of energy. Watts are power.