Kilowatt-hours to Joules

Convert Kilowatt-hours to Joules. 1 kWh equals 3,600,000 J. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

kWh
J
1 Kilowatt-hours equals
3,600,000J

Formula: J = kWh × 3,600,000. Example: 5 kWh = 18,000,000 J.

1 Kilowatt-hours in every unit

Joules3,600,000 J
Kilojoules3,600 kJ
Calories860,420.65 cal
Kilocalories860.4207 kcal
Watt-hours1,000 Wh
BTU3,412.14 BTU
Therms0.034121 thm
Electronvolts22,469,432,668,058,746,028,556,288 eV

Kilowatt-hours to Joules table

Kilowatt-hoursJoules
0.1 kWh360,000 J
0.25 kWh900,000 J
0.5 kWh1,800,000 J
1 kWh3,600,000 J
2 kWh7,200,000 J
3 kWh10,800,000 J
4 kWh14,400,000 J
5 kWh18,000,000 J
10 kWh36,000,000 J
15 kWh54,000,000 J
20 kWh72,000,000 J
25 kWh90,000,000 J
50 kWh180,000,000 J
75 kWh270,000,000 J
100 kWh360,000,000 J
250 kWh900,000,000 J
500 kWh1,800,000,000 J
1,000 kWh3,600,000,000 J
JoulesKilowatt-hours
0.1 J0.000000028 kWh
0.25 J0.000000069 kWh
0.5 J0.000000139 kWh
1 J0.000000278 kWh
2 J0.000000556 kWh
3 J0.000000833 kWh
4 J0.000001111 kWh
5 J0.000001389 kWh
10 J0.000002778 kWh
15 J0.000004167 kWh
20 J0.000005556 kWh
25 J0.000006944 kWh
50 J0.000013889 kWh
75 J0.000020833 kWh
100 J0.000027778 kWh
250 J0.000069444 kWh
500 J0.000138889 kWh
1,000 J0.000277778 kWh

How to convert kilowatt-hours to joules

J = kWh × 3,600,000

Multiply the value in kilowatt-hours by 3,600,000. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.000000278. For example, 5 kWh × 3,600,000 = 18,000,000 J.

About the units

Kilowatt-hours (kWh). 3.6 million joules. The unit on electricity bills.

Joules (J). The SI unit of energy: the work done by a force of one newton over one meter.

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