Kilowatt-hours
Worldwide use:
Widely used in electricity generation and distribution of electricity to domestic customers
Definition:
A kilowatt hour is equivalent to a power of 1,000 Watts being applied for an hour
Origin:
The kilowatt hour was originally known in the UK as the Board of Trade unit. This term derives from the name of the board that regulated the electricity industry in the UK until 1942
Common references:
A 100W light bulb left on continually for a year (in a non-leap-year) generates 876kW
Energy and power conversion
Kilowatt-hours to Btu
Kilowatt-hours to Foot-pounds
Kilowatt-hours to Joules
Kilowatt-hours to Kilojoules
Kilowatt-hours to Therm
Kilowatt-hours to Calories
Kilowatt-hours to Megaelectron-volts
Kilowatt-hours to Electron-volts
Kilowatt-hours to Ergs
Kilowatt-hours to Megawatt-hours
Kilowatt-hours to Kilotons (metric,explosive energy)
Kilowatt-hours to Foot-poundals
Kilowatt-hours to Newton-meters
Kilowatt-hours to Therms (EC)
Kilowatt-hours to Therms (US)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (15°C,CIPM, 1950)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (15 °C, NBS 1939)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (20°C)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (I.T.)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (Kilogram,I.T.)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (Kilogram,mean)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (Kilogram,thermoc.)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (mean)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (nutritional)
Kilowatt-hours to Calories (thermoc.)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (15°C)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (15.6°C)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (15.8°C, Canada)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (15.8°C, ISO)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (3.9°C)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (I.T.)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (I.T., pre-1956)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (mean)
Kilowatt-hours to Btu (thermoc.)
Kilowatt-hours to Therms (UK)
Btu conversion
Foot-pounds conversion
Joules conversion
Kilojoules conversion
Therm conversion
Calories conversion
Megaelectron-volts conversion
Electron-volts conversion
Ergs conversion
Megawatt-hours conversion
Kilotons (metric,explosive energy) conversion
Foot-poundals conversion
Newton-meters conversion
Therms (EC) conversion
Therms (US) conversion
Calories (15°C,CIPM, 1950) conversion
Calories (15 °C, NBS 1939) conversion
Calories (20°C) conversion
Calories (I.T.) conversion
Calories (Kilogram,I.T.) conversion
Calories (Kilogram,mean) conversion
Calories (Kilogram,thermoc.) conversion
Calories (mean) conversion
Calories (nutritional) conversion
Calories (thermoc.) conversion
Btu (15°C) conversion
Btu (15.6°C) conversion
Btu (15.8°C, Canada) conversion
Btu (15.8°C, ISO) conversion
Btu (3.9°C) conversion
Btu (I.T.) conversion
Btu (I.T., pre-1956) conversion
Btu (mean) conversion
Btu (thermoc.) conversion
Therms (UK) conversion
Temperature conversion
Length conversion
Area conversion
Volume conversion
Weight conversion
Speed conversion
Time conversion
Angle conversion
Pressure conversion
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