Convert 1 Kilowatt Hour to Joules
How much energy is 1 kilowatt hour? How many joules are in 1 kilowatt hour? 1 kWh to J conversion.
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1 Kilowatt Hour =
3,600,000 Joules
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Result in Plain English
1 kilowatt hour is equal to exactly 3.6 million joules.
In Scientific Notation
1 kilowatt hour
= 1 x 100 kilowatt hours
= 3.6 x 106 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.
Joules
A joule is the standard unit of energy. On the surface of the Earth, it takes about 9.8 joules to lift a 1 kilogram object by 1 meter.