Convert 60,000 BTUs to Kilowatt Hours
How much energy is 60,000 BTUs? How many kilowatt hours are in 60 thousand BTUs? 60,000 BTU to kWh conversion.
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60,000 BTUs ≈
17.584267 Kilowatt Hours
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Result in Plain English
60 thousand BTUs is equal to about 17.6 kilowatt hours.
In Scientific Notation
60,000 BTUs
= 6 x 104 BTUs
≈ 1.75843 x 101 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.