Equivalent Kilo-Watt Hours (Ekwh) 

“Building management system” (BMS) is a system that controls and monitors the mechanical and electrical equipment in buildings. The purpose of a BMS is to optimize the performance of a building’s systems, improve comfort levels for occupants, and minimize energy consumption.

An “equivalent kilo-watt hour” (Ekwh) is a unit of measurement used to compare the energy output of different types of power sources. One Ekwh is equal to the amount of energy that would be required to generate one kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity using a standard coal-fired power plant. The term “equivalent” is used because different types of power plants have different efficiencies. For example, a natural gas-fired power plant has an efficiency of about 48%, while a nuclear power plant has an efficiency of about 33%. Thus, 1 kWh generated by a natural gas-fired power plant would be equivalent to 0.48 kWh generated by a nuclear power plant.

Therefore, an Ekwh can be thought of as a way to compare the energy output of different types of power plants on a level playing field. The Ekwh unit of measurement is particularly useful for calculating the carbon dioxide emissions associated with different types of power generation. This is because carbon dioxide emissions are directly proportional to the amount of fuel burned at a power plant. Therefore, by knowing the Ekwh output of a given power source, we can calculate its approximate