British thermal unit (IT) to Kilowatt-hour Converter
1 British thermal unit is about 0.0002930710702 kilowatt-hours. Convert British thermal units (BTU) to kilowatt-hours (kWh) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
BTU to kWh calculator
Result
British thermal unit (IT) to Kilowatt-hour conversion
1 BTU ≈ 0.0002930710702 kWhone British thermal unit in kilowatt-hours
1 kWh ≈ 3412.141633 BTUone kilowatt-hour in British thermal units
British thermal unit (IT) (BTU): International Table BTU: exactly 1055.05585262 joules.
Kilowatt-hour (kWh): Exactly 3 600 000 joules (3.6 megajoules).
Source:British thermal unit (IT): NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8; Kilowatt-hour: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert British thermal units to kilowatt-hours
To convert British thermal units to kilowatt-hours, multiply the number of British thermal units by about 0.0002930710702.
Formula
kWh = BTU × 0.0002930710702
The factor is rounded here. The calculator uses the exact value.
Examples
- 5 BTU = 5 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.001465355351 kWh
- 25 BTU = 25 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.007326776754 kWh
- 100 BTU = 100 × 0.0002930710702 ≈ 0.02930710702 kWh
British thermal unit (IT) to Kilowatt-hour conversion table
| British thermal unit (IT) (BTU) | Kilowatt-hour (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 BTU | 0.00002930710702 kWh |
| 0.5 BTU | 0.0001465355351 kWh |
| 1 BTU | 0.0002930710702 kWh |
| 2 BTU | 0.0005861421403 kWh |
| 3 BTU | 0.0008792132105 kWh |
| 5 BTU | 0.001465355351 kWh |
| 10 BTU | 0.002930710702 kWh |
| 20 BTU | 0.005861421403 kWh |
| 25 BTU | 0.007326776754 kWh |
| 50 BTU | 0.01465355351 kWh |
| 100 BTU | 0.02930710702 kWh |
| 250 BTU | 0.07326776754 kWh |
| 500 BTU | 0.1465355351 kWh |
| 1000 BTU | 0.2930710702 kWh |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilowatt-hours are in one British thermal unit?
- One British thermal unit is about 0.0002930710702 kilowatt-hours.
- How do I convert kilowatt-hours to British thermal units?
- To convert kilowatt-hours to British thermal units, multiply the number of kilowatt-hours by about 3412.141633. The formula is BTU = kWh × 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 British thermal unit or a kilowatt-hour?
- A kilowatt-hour is about 3412.141633 times larger than a British thermal unit. In other words, a British thermal unit is about 0.0002930710702 of a kilowatt-hour.