BTU (IT) per hour to Kilowatt Converter
1 BTU per hour is about 0.0002930710702 kilowatts. Convert BTUs per hour (BTU/h) to kilowatts (kW) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
BTU/h to kW calculator
Result
BTU (IT) per hour to Kilowatt conversion
1 BTU/h ≈ 0.0002930710702 kWone BTU per hour in kilowatts
1 kW ≈ 3412.141633 BTU/hone kilowatt in BTUs per hour
BTU (IT) per hour (BTU/h): One International Table BTU per hour (about 0.29307 watts).
Kilowatt (kW): Exactly 1000 watts.
Source:BTU (IT) per hour: NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8; Kilowatt: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert BTUs per hour to kilowatts
To convert BTUs per hour to kilowatts, multiply the number of BTUs per hour by about 0.0002930710702.
Formula
kW = BTU/h × 0.0002930710702
The factor is rounded here. The calculator uses the exact value.
Examples
- 5 BTU/h = 5 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.001465355351 kW
- 25 BTU/h = 25 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.007326776754 kW
- 100 BTU/h = 100 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.02930710702 kW
BTU (IT) per hour to Kilowatt conversion table
| BTU (IT) per hour (BTU/h) | Kilowatt (kW) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 BTU/h | 0.00002930710702 kW |
| 0.5 BTU/h | 0.0001465355351 kW |
| 1 BTU/h | 0.0002930710702 kW |
| 2 BTU/h | 0.0005861421403 kW |
| 3 BTU/h | 0.0008792132105 kW |
| 5 BTU/h | 0.001465355351 kW |
| 10 BTU/h | 0.002930710702 kW |
| 20 BTU/h | 0.005861421403 kW |
| 25 BTU/h | 0.007326776754 kW |
| 50 BTU/h | 0.01465355351 kW |
| 100 BTU/h | 0.02930710702 kW |
| 250 BTU/h | 0.07326776754 kW |
| 500 BTU/h | 0.1465355351 kW |
| 1000 BTU/h | 0.2930710702 kW |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilowatts are in one BTU per hour?
- One BTU per hour is about 0.0002930710702 kilowatts.
- How do I convert kilowatts to BTUs per hour?
- To convert kilowatts to BTUs per hour, multiply the number of kilowatts by about 3412.141633. The formula is BTU/h = kW × 3412.141633.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions, but the factor has more decimal places than can be shown, so displayed results are rounded. The calculator works with 50 significant digits before rounding.
- Which is larger, a BTU per hour or a kilowatt?
- A kilowatt is about 3412.141633 times larger than a BTU per hour. In other words, a BTU per hour is about 0.0002930710702 of a kilowatt.