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.
Joules
The joule (J) is the SI unit of energy. It is named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule. It is the amount of work done when a force of one newton moves an object by one meter in the direction of the force also known as a newton-meter.