Convert 8,700 Kilowatt Hours to BTUs
How much energy is 8,700 kilowatt hours? How many BTUs are in 8.7 thousand kilowatt hours? 8,700 kWh to BTU conversion.
From
To
swap units ↺
8,700 Kilowatt Hours ≈
29,685,628 BTUs
result rounded
Decimal places
Result in Plain English
8,700 kilowatt hours is equal to about 29.7 million BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
8,700 kilowatt hours
= 8.7 x 103 kilowatt hours
≈ 2.96856 x 107 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.