Gigajoule To Kilowatt Hour (Gj To Kwh) Converter

The Gigajoule to Kilowatt Hour (GJ to kWh) Converter is a handy tool designed to help you easily convert energy measurements between these two units. Understanding these units is important for fields like energy management, engineering, and physics.

A gigajoule (GJ) is a unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). It equals one billion joules (1 GJ = 1,000,000,000 joules). The joule (J) itself is the basic SI unit of energy, defined as the energy transferred when one newton of force is applied over a one-meter distance.

A kilowatt hour (kWh) is a unit of energy commonly used to measure electrical energy consumption. It represents the amount of energy used when a power of one kilowatt (kW) is sustained for one hour. One kilowatt hour equals 3.6 million joules (3,600,000 J).

To convert from gigajoules to kilowatt hours, you can use the following formula:
kWh = GJ × 277.78

This means that one gigajoule is equivalent to approximately 277.78 kilowatt hours. Conversely, to convert from kilowatt hours to gigajoules, divide the number of kWh by 277.78.