Joules
The joule (J) is the SI unit of energy, named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule. It is the work done when a force of one newton moves an object by one meter in the direction of the force, so it is sometimes known as a newton-meter. It is also one watt-second.
Therm (EC)
The therm (EC) is 100,000 Btu (International Table), or about 105.5 megajoules (MJ). Gas in the United Kingdom was historically billed in therms, and the EC stands for European Community, to tell it apart from the US therm.