Kilowatt-hours to Kilojoules

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

kWh
kJ
1 Kilowatt-hours equals
3,600kJ

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

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 Kilojoules table

Kilowatt-hoursKilojoules
0.1 kWh360 kJ
0.25 kWh900 kJ
0.5 kWh1,800 kJ
1 kWh3,600 kJ
2 kWh7,200 kJ
3 kWh10,800 kJ
4 kWh14,400 kJ
5 kWh18,000 kJ
10 kWh36,000 kJ
15 kWh54,000 kJ
20 kWh72,000 kJ
25 kWh90,000 kJ
50 kWh180,000 kJ
75 kWh270,000 kJ
100 kWh360,000 kJ
250 kWh900,000 kJ
500 kWh1,800,000 kJ
1,000 kWh3,600,000 kJ
KilojoulesKilowatt-hours
0.1 kJ0.000027778 kWh
0.25 kJ0.000069444 kWh
0.5 kJ0.000138889 kWh
1 kJ0.000277778 kWh
2 kJ0.000555556 kWh
3 kJ0.000833333 kWh
4 kJ0.001111 kWh
5 kJ0.001389 kWh
10 kJ0.002778 kWh
15 kJ0.004167 kWh
20 kJ0.005556 kWh
25 kJ0.006944 kWh
50 kJ0.013889 kWh
75 kJ0.020833 kWh
100 kJ0.027778 kWh
250 kJ0.069444 kWh
500 kJ0.138889 kWh
1,000 kJ0.277778 kWh

How to convert kilowatt-hours to kilojoules

kJ = kWh × 3,600

Multiply the value in kilowatt-hours by 3,600. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.000277778. For example, 5 kWh × 3,600 = 18,000 kJ.

About the units

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

Kilojoules (kJ). 1,000 joules. Food energy on labels in Australia and the EU.

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