Convert 980 BTUs to Kilowatt Hours
How much energy is 980 BTUs? How many kilowatt hours are in 980 BTUs? 980 BTU to kWh conversion.
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980 BTUs ≈
0.28720969 Kilowatt Hours
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Result in Plain English
980 BTUs is equal to about 0.287 kilowatt hours.
To a Percentage
980 BTUs ≈ 28.7% of a kilowatt hour.
In Scientific Notation
980 BTUs
= 9.8 x 102 BTUs
≈ 2.8721 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.