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title: "Kilowatt-hours to British thermal units — kWh to BTU converter"
description: "1 kilowatt-hour = 3,412.1416 British thermal units. Conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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# Kilowatt-hours to British thermal units

**1 kilowatt-hour in British thermal units: 1 kWh = 3,412.1416 BTU**

BTU = kWh × 3,412.141633

To convert kilowatt-hours to British thermal units, multiply by 3,412.141633. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## Kilowatt-hours to British thermal units table

*Common kilowatt-hour values converted to British thermal units.*

| Kilowatt-hours | British thermal units |
| --- | --- |
| 1 kWh | 3,412.1416 |
| 2 kWh | 6,824.2833 |
| 3 kWh | 10,236.425 |
| 4 kWh | 13,648.567 |
| 5 kWh | 17,060.708 |
| 10 kWh | 34,121.416 |
| 15 kWh | 51,182.124 |
| 20 kWh | 68,242.833 |
| 25 kWh | 85,303.541 |
| 30 kWh | 102,364.25 |
| 40 kWh | 136,485.67 |
| 50 kWh | 170,607.08 |
| 75 kWh | 255,910.62 |
| 100 kWh | 341,214.16 |
| 250 kWh | 853,035.41 |
| 500 kWh | 1,706,070.8 |
| 1,000 kWh | 3,412,141.6 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is BTU = kWh × 3,412.141633. Both units measure energy, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

## Common questions

### How many British thermal units are in one kilowatt-hour?

One kilowatt-hour equals 3,412.1416 British thermal units. BTU = kWh × 3,412.141633.

### How do you convert kilowatt-hours to British thermal units?

Use BTU = kWh × 3,412.141633. So 10 kWh is 34,121.416 BTU.

### How many kilowatt-hours are in one British thermal unit?

One British thermal unit equals 0.0002931 kilowatt-hours, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

## Related pages

- [British thermal units to Kilowatt-hours](https://atoneplace.net/convert/btu-to-kwh/)
- [Kilowatt-hours to Joules](https://atoneplace.net/convert/kwh-to-joules/)
- [Kilowatt-hours to Kilojoules](https://atoneplace.net/convert/kwh-to-kilojoules/)
- [Kilowatt-hours to Kilocalories](https://atoneplace.net/convert/kwh-to-kcal/)
- [Kilowatt-hours to Watt-hours](https://atoneplace.net/convert/kwh-to-watt-hours/)

## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)