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Kilowatt-hour to Joule

1 kWh = 3,600,000 J

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1 kWh equals

3,600,000J

All 21 units
  • JouleJ
    3,600,000
  • KilojoulekJ
    3,600
  • MegajouleMJ
    3.6
  • GigajouleGJ
    0.0036
  • MillijoulemJ
    3,600,000,000
  • Calorie (thermochemical)cal
    exactly 4.184 J
    860,420.6501
  • Kilocalorie (thermochemical)kcal
    food Calorie
    860.4206501
  • Calorie (IT)cal (IT)
    International Table
    859,845.2279
  • Kilocalorie (IT)kcal (IT)
    859.8452279
  • Watt-hourWh
    1,000
  • Kilowatt-hourkWh
    1
  • Megawatt-hourMWh
    0.001
  • BTU (IT)BTU
    International Table
    3,412.141633
  • BTU (thermochemical)BTU (th)
    3,414.425093
  • Therm (US)thm
    100 000 BTU
    0.03412956341
  • Foot-poundft·lbf
    2,655,223.737
  • Ergerg
    36,000,000,000,000
  • ElectronvolteV
    2.246943267 × 10²⁵
  • KiloelectronvoltkeV
    2.246943267 × 10²²
  • MegaelectronvoltMeV
    2.246943267 × 10¹⁹
  • Tonne of oil equivalenttoe
    0.00008598452279

Kilowatt-hour to Joule table

Common Kilowatt-hour values converted to Joule
Kilowatt-hour (kWh)Joule (J)
13,600,000
27,200,000
518,000,000
1036,000,000
2072,000,000
50180,000,000
100360,000,000
250900,000,000
5001,800,000,000
1,0003,600,000,000

How the conversion works

Multiply the kilowatt-hour figure by 3,600,000 to get joule. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for energy, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 J = 2.7777778 × 10⁻⁷ kWh — see joule to kilowatt-hour.

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