Convert 12 Kilowatt Hours to BTUs
How much energy is 12 kilowatt hours? How many BTUs are in 12 kilowatt hours? 12 kWh to BTU conversion.
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12 Kilowatt Hours ≈
40,945.694 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
12 kilowatt hours is equal to about 40.9 thousand BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
12 kilowatt hours
= 1.2 x 101 kilowatt hours
≈ 4.09457 x 104 BTUs
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.
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.