Convert 480 BTUs to Kilowatt Hours
How much energy is 480 BTUs? How many kilowatt hours are in 480 BTUs? 480 BTU to kWh conversion.
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480 BTUs ≈
0.14067413 Kilowatt Hours
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Result in Plain English
480 BTUs is equal to about 0.141 kilowatt hours.
To a Percentage
480 BTUs ≈ 14.1% of a kilowatt hour.
In Scientific Notation
480 BTUs
= 4.8 x 102 BTUs
≈ 1.40674 x 10-1 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.