Convert 47 Kilowatt Hours to BTUs
How much energy is 47 kilowatt hours? How many BTUs are in 47 kilowatt hours? 47 kWh to BTU conversion.
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47 Kilowatt Hours ≈
160,370.63 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
47 kilowatt hours is equal to about 160 thousand BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
47 kilowatt hours
= 4.7 x 101 kilowatt hours
≈ 1.60371 x 105 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.