Physicists, help me understand this:

If they're referring to _power_, the unit should be _KW_, right?

And if they're referring to _energy_ consumed (in some interval of time), then it should be _KW⋅h_ (not _KW/h_). Right?

(And if so: the quantity is meaningless unless you specify _the interval of time_. eg: _“400 KW·h on an average day”_. No? I mean, my smartphone also consumes 400 KW·h… if I use it for long enough!)

@tripu
I would interpret it as the energy consumption for one hour of operation
Thus if you use the elevator for one hour you're consuming 400 kW/h
Or maybe the people who were writing the sign had no idea what they were talking about

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@tripu
It does appear like a lot, maybe they meant the daily average, but then as you say the sign is really misleading

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