Calculating Electrical Energy Consumption: Joules/Year vs. Joules/Second"

[Ogakor]

Homework Statement

The total consumption of electrical energy in Country A is about 1.5 x 10¹⁵ Joules/year.
What is the average rate of electrical energy consumption in Watts?

So, my friend and I were arguing.
He said, 1.5 x 10¹⁵ is the answer.
I said, since watts is equal to Joules / sec not Joules / year, we should convert 1.5 x 10¹⁵ to Joules /sec.

So, who's right, me or my friend?
Please answer

 

[rock.freak667]

1 W = 1 J/s

So yes you need to convert the years to seconds.

 

[Ogakor]

Ok, thanks rockfreak