Convert 1 Kilowatt Hour to Calories
How much energy is 1 kilowatt hour? How many nutritional calories are in 1 kilowatt hour? 1 kWh to kcal conversion.
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1 Kilowatt Hour ≈
860.42065 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
1 kilowatt hour is equal to about 860 Calories.
In Scientific Notation
1 kilowatt hour
= 1 x 100 kilowatt hours
≈ 8.60421 x 102 Calories
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.
Calories
A nutritional Calorie, or kilocalorie, is commonly used in food labeling. It is equal to 4.184 kilojoules. The average American consumes about 2,700 kilocalories per day.