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gigawatt hour

GWh exact

Definition

Dimension
Energy
Symbols
GWh
System
SI
Base factor
×3600000000000
Exactness
exact

Follows from an SI or definitional identity — no material assumption.

Also known as

gigawatt-hourgigawatt hoursgigawatt-hoursgwh

Sources

Common conversions

for 1 GWh
joule3,600,000,000,000J exact
kilojoule3,600,000,000kJ exact
megajoule3,600,000MJ exact
gigajoule3,600GJ exact
kilowatt hour1,000,000kWh exact
megawatt hour1,000MWh exact
British thermal unit3,412,140,000BTU standard definition
million British thermal units3,412.14MMBTU standard definition
therm (US)34,121.4therm standard definition
tonne of oil equivalent85.9845toe standard definition
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