Therm (EC)
The Therm (EC) is a unit of energy primarily used in the United Kingdom for billing purposes in the gas industry. It is defined as 105.5 megajoules (MJ). The "EC" in Therm (EC) stands for European Community as it was created to standardize within European countries.
Kilojoules
A kilojoule (kJ) is equivalent to one thousand joules (J). It is the energy required when a force of one thousand newtons is applied over a distance of one meter, or one newton applied over a kilometer. In reality, a joule is roughly the energy required to lift a small apple one meter against Earth's gravity.