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Kilowatt-hours to Gigawatt-hours conversion

Kilowatt-hours to Gigawatt-hours conversion table

Kilowatt-hours (kWh)Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
00
10.000001
20.000002
30.000003
40.000004
50.000005
60.000006
70.000007
80.000008
90.000009
100.00001
200.00002
300.00003
400.00004
500.00005
600.00006
700.00007
800.00008
900.00009
1000.0001
10000.001

How to convert kilowatt-hours to gigawatt-hours?

To convert kilowatt-hours (kWh) to gigawatt-hours (GWh), you need to understand the relationship between the units:

1 kilowatt (kW) = 10310^3 watts (W) 1 megawatt (MW) = 10610^6 watts (W) 1 gigawatt (GW) = 10910^9 watts (W)

Similarly, 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = 10310^3 watt-hours (Wh) 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) = 10610^6 watt-hours (Wh) 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) = 10910^9 watt-hours (Wh)

Therefore, 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) = 10610^6 kilowatt-hours (kWh)

To convert kilowatt-hours to gigawatt-hours, you divide the number of kilowatt-hours by 10610^6 (or 1,000,000).

So, to convert 1 kilowatt-hour to gigawatt-hours:

1 kWh=1 kWh106 GWh=1×10−6 GWh=0.000001 GWh1 \text{ kWh} = \frac{1 \text{ kWh}}{10^6} \text{ GWh} = 1 \times 10^{-6} \text{ GWh} = 0.000001 \text{ GWh}

Real-World Examples:

  1. Household Energy Consumption:

    • Average U.S. household electricity consumption is about 877 kWh per month.
    • In gigawatt-hours: 877 kWh×1 GWh106 kWh=0.000877 GWh877 \text{ kWh} \times \frac{1 \text{ GWh}}{10^6 \text{ kWh}} = 0.000877 \text{ GWh}

  2. Small Business Consumption:

    • A small business might consume around 30,000 kWh per month.
    • In gigawatt-hours: 30,000 kWh×1 GWh106 kWh=0.03 GWh30,000 \text{ kWh} \times \frac{1 \text{ GWh}}{10^6 \text{ kWh}} = 0.03 \text{ GWh}

  3. Large Industrial Facility:

    • A large industrial facility might consume 5,000,000 kWh per month.
    • In gigawatt-hours: 5,000,000 kWh×1 GWh106 kWh=5 GWh5,000,000 \text{ kWh} \times \frac{1 \text{ GWh}}{10^6 \text{ kWh}} = 5 \text{ GWh}

  4. City Consumption:

    • A small city might consume around 200,000,000 kWh per year.
    • In gigawatt-hours: 200,000,000 kWh×1 GWh106 kWh=200 GWh200,000,000 \text{ kWh} \times \frac{1 \text{ GWh}}{10^6 \text{ kWh}} = 200 \text{ GWh}

  5. Nationwide Consumption:

    • The entire United States consumed approximately 4,000,000,000,000 kWh (4 trillion kWh) in a year.
    • In gigawatt-hours: 4,000,000,000,000 kWh×1 GWh106 kWh=4,000,000 GWh4,000,000,000,000 \text{ kWh} \times \frac{1 \text{ GWh}}{10^6 \text{ kWh}} = 4,000,000 \text{ GWh}

Understanding these conversions helps in making sense of the energy consumption at different scales, from small households to entire nations.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Gigawatt-hours to other unit conversions.

What is kilowatt-hours?

A Kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, kWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter k, metric prefix, for 1,000 or 10310^3. Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.

Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor 10310^3 is representing Kilo prefix in kWh unit.

1kWh=103∗Pt=103∗IVt=3600∗103∗J=2.247∗1022∗103eV=8.598∗105∗103cal1 kWh = 10^3*Pt = 10^3*IVt = 3600 * 10^3*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^3 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^3 cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours

What is gigawatt-hours?

A Gigawatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, GWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter G, metric prefix, for 1,000,000,000 or 10910^9. Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.

Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor 10910^9 is representing Giga prefix in GWh unit.

1GWh=109∗Pt=109∗IVt=3600∗109∗J=2.247∗1022∗109eV=8.598∗105∗109cal1 GWh = 10^9*Pt = 10^9*IVt = 3600 * 10^9*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^9 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^9 cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours

Complete Kilowatt-hours conversion table

Enter # of Kilowatt-hours
Convert 1 kWh to other unitsResult
Kilowatt-hours to Watt-seconds (kWh to Ws)3600000
Kilowatt-hours to Watt-minutes (kWh to Wm)60000
Kilowatt-hours to Watt-hours (kWh to Wh)1000
Kilowatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (kWh to mWh)1000000
Kilowatt-hours to Megawatt-hours (kWh to MWh)0.001
Kilowatt-hours to Gigawatt-hours (kWh to GWh)0.000001
Kilowatt-hours to Joules (kWh to J)3600000
Kilowatt-hours to Kilojoules (kWh to kJ)3600
Kilowatt-hours to Megajoules (kWh to MJ)3.6
Kilowatt-hours to Gigajoules (kWh to GJ)0.0036
Kilowatt-hours to calories (kWh to cal)860420.6500956
Kilowatt-hours to Kilocalories (kWh to kcal)860.4206500956

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