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Kilowatt-hours to Watt-hours Converter

Convert kilowatt-hours (kWh) to watt-hours (Wh), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter an amount of energy, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
About toThe unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
Result
1,000 Wh
joules (watt-seconds)
3,600,000 J
kilojoules
3,600 kJ
megajoules
3.6 MJ
gigajoules
0.0036 GJ
calories (thermochemical)
860,420.650096 cal
kilocalories (food Calories)
860.420650096 kcal
megacalories
0.860420650096 Mcal
megawatt-hours
0.001 MWh
British thermal units (IT)
3,412.14163313 Btu
million Btu
0.00341214163313 MMBtu
therms (100,000 Btu)
0.0341214163313 thm
quads (10¹⁵ Btu)
3.41214163313 × 10⁻¹² quad
electronvolts
2.24694326681 × 10²⁵ eV
kiloelectronvolts
2.24694326681 × 10²² keV
megaelectronvolts
2.24694326681 × 10¹⁹ MeV

1 kWh = 1,000 Wh

Show the working
  1. 1 kWh = 1000 Wh
  2. 1 × 1000 = 1000 Wh

How to convert kilowatt-hours to watt-hours

1 kWh = 1,000 Wh, so multiply by 1,000 to go from kilowatt-hours to watt-hours. Going the other way, 1 Wh = 0.001 kWh.

Wh = kWh × 1,000
kWh = Wh × 0.001

Worked example:

1 kWh = 1000 Wh
5 × 1000 = 5000 Wh

Kilowatt-hours to watt-hours table

Kilowatt-hoursWatt-hours
1 kWh1,000 Wh
2 kWh2,000 Wh
3 kWh3,000 Wh
4 kWh4,000 Wh
5 kWh5,000 Wh
6 kWh6,000 Wh
7 kWh7,000 Wh
8 kWh8,000 Wh
9 kWh9,000 Wh
10 kWh10,000 Wh
15 kWh15,000 Wh
20 kWh20,000 Wh
25 kWh25,000 Wh
30 kWh30,000 Wh
40 kWh40,000 Wh
50 kWh50,000 Wh
75 kWh75,000 Wh
100 kWh100,000 Wh
250 kWh250,000 Wh
500 kWh500,000 Wh
1000 kWh1,000,000 Wh

About the units

Kilowatt-hours (kWh)
Kilowatt-hours, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).

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