Convert 10,000 BTUs to Kilowatt Hours
How much energy is 10,000 BTUs? How many kilowatt hours are in 10 thousand BTUs? 10,000 BTU to kWh conversion.
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10,000 BTUs ≈
2.9307111 Kilowatt Hours
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Result in Plain English
10 thousand BTUs is equal to about 2.93 kilowatt hours.
In Scientific Notation
10,000 BTUs
= 1 x 104 BTUs
≈ 2.93071 x 100 kilowatt hours
BTUs
A British thermal unit is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This can vary slightly depending on the temperature of the water, therefore different estimates for the BTU exist. The International Standards Organization defines a BTU as 1055.056 joules.
Kilowatt Hours
A kilowatt hour is a unit of energy commonly used to measure electricity consumption. It is the equivalent of using a kilojoule every second for an hour. Therefore, a kilowatt hour is 3.6 million joules.