Kilowatt Hour

kWh

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The kilowatt hour is the unit you see on your electricity bill. It measures electrical energy consumption and is used by all utility companies globally.

Tiontaire tapa

1 kWh = kJ

Rialaíonn sé formáid taispeána. Taispeánfar uimhreacha an-bheag nó an-mhór i nodaireacht eolaíoch (m.sh. 1,5e-6).

Kilowatt Hour (kWh)

The kilowatt hour is the unit you see on your electricity bill. It measures electrical energy consumption and is used by all utility companies globally.

Characteristics

  • Energy unit (non-SI but practical)
  • 1 kWh = 3,600,000 joules
  • 1 kWh = 1,000 Wh
  • Electricity billing: billed in kWh
  • Used in: utility companies, energy measurement, grid power

Conversions

  • 1 kWh = 3,600,000 J
  • 1 kWh = 3600 kJ
  • 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ
  • 1 kWh = 1000 Wh
  • 1 kWh = 860.042 kcal
  • 1 kWh = 3.41214 MMBtu

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