The Australian operations of a global healthcare provider’s solar power efforts to date have led to an impressive milestone, but some confusion on units of measurement.
Ramsay Australia has 73 private hospitals and day surgery units across the country and claims to be Australia’s largest private hospital operator.
The organisation says since its first solar system was installed in May last year as part of its sustainability program, it has surpassed “one million kilowatts (kw) of solar generated”.
Kilowatt Vs Kilowatt-Hours
It’s likely Ramsay Health Care means kilowatt-hours (kWh) rather than kilowatts (kW). A kilowatt-hour is a measure of energy and a kilowatt a measure of power. 1,000,000 kilowatts = 1 gigawatt – that would be a huge amount of capacity; much bigger than any solar farm in Australia either in operation or currently under construction.
But Ramsay isn’t…
Ramsay Health Care Reaches Solar Energy Milestone
