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ELECTRIC HORSEPOWER
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A measurement of a unit of power. It is equal to 746 watts, where a watt is joules per second or 550.22 foot-pounds per second (fps). It measures to be slightly higher than mechanical horsepower, which is 745.7 joules per second or 550 foot-pounds per second.