Convert kilowatt-hours to International BTU

Explanation

From this page you can convert kilowatt-hours to International BTU (or kWh to BTU_IT) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from kilowatt-hours to International BTU you need to multiply by 3412.1416. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 kWh≈3412.1416 BTU_IT

kilowatt-hourskWh

dimension	energy
symbol	kWh

The kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of energy.

It is the unit commonly used in energy bills. It is easy to compute the energy consumed by electrical appliances by multipling the power by the time it is turned on. For example, a 50 watts TV turned on for 20 hours will have used 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.

Definition of the kilowatt-hour

One kilowatt-hour is 1000 watt-hours.

Value in terms of the SI

One kilowatt-hour is equivalent to 3600000 joules.

Equivalences

One kilowatt-hour is also equivalent to:

≈ 3412 BTU_IT

Some Facts

In 2015 the average American household consumed 11 000 kWh of electricity. The equivalent of the energy released by the detonation of 9.5 tonnes of TNT.

Prefix

kilo

10³

The prefix kilo- comes from the ancient Greek chilioi meaning thousand. The associated multiplicative factor is 1000 or 10³.

Watt-hour Units

milliwatt-hour	mWh	0.001
watt-hour	Wh	1
kilowatt-hour	kWh	1000
megawatt-hour	MWh	1 000 000
gigawatt-hour	GWh	1 000 000 000
terawatt-hour	TWh	1 000 000 000 000
petawatt-hour	PWh	1 000 000 000 000 000

Related Conversions

International BTUBTU_IT

dimension	energy
symbol	BTU_IT

The International BTU (BTU_IT) is a unit of energy.

Definition of the International BTU

The BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit on average from the freezing and boiling point of water.

Value

The International BTU follows the same logic as the thermochemical BTU but with the International calorie instead.

Therefore one International BTU is equal to: 4.1868 × 453.59237 × 5/9 joules.

Equivalences

One International BTU is equivalent to:

Other BTUs

thermochemical BTU	BTU_th
International BTU	BTU_IT
BTU (mean)	BTU
BTU 39 °F	BTU
BTU 59 °F	BTU
BTU 60 °F	BTU

Multiple BTU units

All BTU units share the same base definition, that it is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pounds of water by one degree Fahrenheit. But they all differ on variables like the starting temperature of the water and the pressure.

To make things worse, most documents do not specify which BTU they are using. I therefore have to recommend you to be carefull if you require a precise result.