Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Well if we're going to be pedantic, let's do it properly.
KW/hr (more correctly kW/h) is a measure of the rate of change of energy consumption, so I'd be willing to bet that it's a quantity that makes sense to the power distribution companies.
I will have to concede that you have identified a narrow application where kW/h may not be gibberish. Beyond that though ....