kWh
Kilowatt-hour
Electrical System

Kilowatt-hour (kWh)

A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the standard unit for electricity billing, equal to 1,000 watt-hours or 3.6 megajoules. Average US home uses 900 kWh monthly. Running a 100W bulb for 10 hours uses 1 kWh. Electricity costs $0.10-0.30 per kWh typically.

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Conversion Factors

1 kWh 3600000 J
1 kWh 3600 kJ
1 kWh 3.6 MJ
1 kWh 0.0036 GJ
1 kWh 1000 Wh
1 kWh 0.001 MWh
1 kWh 860420.6501 cal
1 kWh 860.4206501 kcal
1 kWh 3412.1416331 BTU
1 kWh 0.0341214163 therm
1 kWh 2.2469432668e25 eV
1 kWh 2.2469432668e22 keV
1 kWh 2.2469432668e19 MeV
1 kWh 3.6e13 erg
1 kWh 2655223.7375 ft·lb

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