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Calories to kilowatt-hours

1 calorie in kilowatt-hours
1 cal = 0.000001162 kWh
kWh = cal × 0.000001162222

To convert calories to kilowatt-hours, multiply by 0.000001162222. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Calories to kilowatt-hours table

Common calorie values converted to kilowatt-hours.
Calories Kilowatt-hours
1 cal 0.000001162
2 cal 0.000002324
3 cal 0.000003487
4 cal 0.000004649
5 cal 0.000005811
10 cal 0.00001162
15 cal 0.00001743
20 cal 0.00002324
25 cal 0.00002906
30 cal 0.00003487
40 cal 0.00004649
50 cal 0.00005811
75 cal 0.00008717
100 cal 0.0001162
250 cal 0.0002906
500 cal 0.0005811
1,000 cal 0.0011622

How the conversion works

The relationship is kWh = cal × 0.000001162222. Both units measure energy, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

Calorie: Thermochemical (small) calorie.

Common questions

How many kilowatt-hours are in one calorie?
One calorie equals 0.000001162 kilowatt-hours. kWh = cal × 0.000001162222.
How do you convert calories to kilowatt-hours?
Use kWh = cal × 0.000001162222. So 10 cal is 0.00001162 kWh.
How many calories are in one kilowatt-hour?
One kilowatt-hour equals 860,420.65 calories, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of calorie?
Thermochemical (small) calorie.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked