Energy is the capability to do work (i.e., water stored at high elevation, a moving flywheel, a combustible liquid). Energy units are the same as work units: BTU, joules, kilowatt-hours, foot-pounds. 3,400 BTU = 1 kilowatt-hour. A gallon of gasoline contains roughly 127,000 BTU.
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