Convert 400,000 BTUs to Kilowatt Hours
How much energy is 400,000 BTUs? How many kilowatt hours are in 400 thousand BTUs? 400,000 BTU to kWh conversion.
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400,000 BTUs ≈
117.22844 Kilowatt Hours
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Result in Plain English
400 thousand BTUs is equal to about 117 kilowatt hours.
In Scientific Notation
400,000 BTUs
= 4 x 105 BTUs
≈ 1.17228 x 102 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.