British Thermal Unit To Kilowatt Hour (Btu To Kwh) Converter

The British Thermal Unit to Kilowatt Hour (Btu to kWh) Converter is a handy tool designed to help you easily convert energy measurements from British Thermal Units (Btu) to Kilowatt Hours (kWh). This is useful for understanding and comparing energy consumption or production in different units commonly used in heating, cooling, and electrical systems.

A British Thermal Unit (Btu) is a traditional unit of energy used primarily in the United States to measure heat energy. One Btu is approximately the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. It is equal to about 1,055 joules.

A Kilowatt Hour (kWh), on the other hand, is a metric unit of energy commonly used by electric utilities to bill energy consumption. One kWh equals the energy used by a 1,000-watt (or 1-kilowatt) device running for one hour. It is equal to 3.6 million joules.

The basic formula to convert Btu to kWh is:
kWh = Btu ÷ 3,412

Using this formula, you can easily determine how many kilowatt hours correspond to a given number of British Thermal Units. This conversion helps in energy management, cost estimation, and understanding energy efficiency across different systems and appliances.