Convert Kilowatt-hours to Gigajoules

Enter the energy in kilowatt-hours below to get the value converted to gigajoules.

Results in Gigajoules:

1 kWh = 0.0036 GJ

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How to Convert Kilowatt-hours to Gigajoules

To convert a kilowatt-hour measurement to a gigajoule measurement, multiply the energy by the conversion ratio. One kilowatt-hour is equal to 0.0036 gigajoules, so use this simple formula to convert:

gigajoules = kilowatt-hours × 0.0036

The energy in gigajoules is equal to the kilowatt-hours multiplied by 0.0036.

For example, here's how to convert 5 kilowatt-hours to gigajoules using the formula above.

5 kWh = (5 × 0.0036) = 0.018 GJ

Kilowatt-hours and gigajoules are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Kilowatt-hours

A kilowatt-hour is a measure of electrical energy equal to one kilowatt, or 1,000 watts, of power over a one hour period. Kilowatt-hours are a measure of electrical work performed over a period of time, and are often used as a way of measuring energy usage by electric companies.

Kilowatt-hours can be abbreviated as kWh, for example 1 kilowatt-hour can be written as 1 kWh.

Gigajoules

One gigajoule is equal to 1,000,000,000 joules, which are the energy equal to the force on an object of one newton at a distance of one meter.

The gigajoule is a multiple of the joule, which is the SI derived unit for energy. In the metric system, "giga" is the prefix for 10⁶. Gigajoules can be abbreviated as GJ, for example 1 gigajoule can be written as 1 GJ.

Kilowatt-hour Measurements and Equivalent Gigajoule Conversions

Common kilowatt-hour values converted to the equivalent gigajoule value
Kilowatt-hours	Gigajoules
1 kWh	0.0036 GJ
2 kWh	0.0072 GJ
3 kWh	0.0108 GJ
4 kWh	0.0144 GJ
5 kWh	0.018 GJ
6 kWh	0.0216 GJ
7 kWh	0.0252 GJ
8 kWh	0.0288 GJ
9 kWh	0.0324 GJ
10 kWh	0.036 GJ
11 kWh	0.0396 GJ
12 kWh	0.0432 GJ
13 kWh	0.0468 GJ
14 kWh	0.0504 GJ
15 kWh	0.054 GJ
16 kWh	0.0576 GJ
17 kWh	0.0612 GJ
18 kWh	0.0648 GJ
19 kWh	0.0684 GJ
20 kWh	0.072 GJ
21 kWh	0.0756 GJ
22 kWh	0.0792 GJ
23 kWh	0.0828 GJ
24 kWh	0.0864 GJ
25 kWh	0.09 GJ
26 kWh	0.0936 GJ
27 kWh	0.0972 GJ
28 kWh	0.1008 GJ
29 kWh	0.1044 GJ
30 kWh	0.108 GJ
31 kWh	0.1116 GJ
32 kWh	0.1152 GJ
33 kWh	0.1188 GJ
34 kWh	0.1224 GJ
35 kWh	0.126 GJ
36 kWh	0.1296 GJ
37 kWh	0.1332 GJ
38 kWh	0.1368 GJ
39 kWh	0.1404 GJ
40 kWh	0.144 GJ

More Kilowatt-hour Energy Conversions

Joules

Convert to Joules: 1 kWh is equal to 3,600,000 joules
Convert to Kilojoules: 1 kWh is equal to 3,600 kilojoules
Convert to Megajoules: 1 kWh is equal to 3.6 megajoules

Calories

Convert to Calories: 1 kWh is equal to 860,420.7 calories
Convert to Kilocalories: 1 kWh is equal to 860.42065 kilocalories
Convert to Megacalories: 1 kWh is equal to 0.860421 megacalories

Watts x Time

Convert to Watt-hours: 1 kWh is equal to 1,000 watt-hours
Convert to Megawatt-hours: 1 kWh is equal to 0.001 megawatt-hours
Convert to Watt-seconds: 1 kWh is equal to 3,600,000 watt-seconds

Thermal Units

Convert to British Thermal Units: 1 kWh is equal to 3,412.14 british thermal units
Convert to Million BTU: 1 kWh is equal to 0.003412 million BTU
Convert to Therms: 1 kWh is equal to 0.034121 therms
Convert to Quads: 1 kWh is equal to 3.4121E-12 quads

Electronvolts

Convert to Electronvolts: 1 kWh is equal to 22,469,000,000,000,001,323,302,912 electronvolts
Convert to Kiloelectronvolts: 1 kWh is equal to 22,469,000,000,000,000,786,432 kiloelectronvolts
Convert to Megaelectronvolts: 1 kWh is equal to 22,469,000,000,000,000,000 megaelectronvolts