Megawatt-Hours to Calories Converter

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1 MWh = 860,420,650.0956 cal

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How to Convert Megawatt-Hours to Calories

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To convert a measurement in megawatt-hours to a measurement in calories, multiply the energy by the following conversion ratio: 860,420,650.0956 calories/megawatt-hour.

Since one megawatt-hour is equal to 860,420,650.0956 calories, you can use this simple formula to convert:

calories = megawatt-hours × 860,420,650.0956

The energy in calories is equal to the energy in megawatt-hours multiplied by 860,420,650.0956.

For example, here's how to convert 5 megawatt-hours to calories using the formula above.
calories = (5 MWh × 860,420,650.0956) = 4,302,103,250.478 cal

How Many Calories Are in a Megawatt-Hour?

There are 860,420,650.0956 calories in a megawatt-hour, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 MWh = 860,420,650.0956 cal

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

What Is a Megawatt-Hour?

A megawatt-hour is a measure of electrical energy equal to one megawatt, or 1,000,000 watts, of power over a one hour period. Megawatt-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.

Megawatt-hours are usually abbreviated as MWh, although the formally adopted expression is MW·h. The abbreviation MW h is also sometimes used. For example, 1 megawatt-hour can be written as 1 MWh, 1 MW·h, or 1 MW h.

In formal expressions, the centered dot (·) or space is used to separate units used to indicate multiplication in an expression and to avoid conflicting prefixes being misinterpreted as a unit symbol.[1]

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What Is a Calorie?

One calorie is equal to the heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees Celsius.

When measuring the energy content in foods, the large calorie, or kilocalorie is used, but it's often still just called a "calorie." When both the calorie and large calorie are used in the same context it is common to refer to the calorie as a "small calorie."

Calories can be abbreviated as cal; for example, 1 calorie can be written as 1 cal.

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Megawatt-Hour to Calorie Conversion Table

Table showing various megawatt-hour measurements converted to calories.
Megawatt-hours Calories
0.00000001 MWh 8.6042 cal
0.00000002 MWh 17.21 cal
0.00000003 MWh 25.81 cal
0.00000004 MWh 34.42 cal
0.00000005 MWh 43.02 cal
0.00000006 MWh 51.63 cal
0.00000007 MWh 60.23 cal
0.00000008 MWh 68.83 cal
0.00000009 MWh 77.44 cal
0.000000001 MWh 0.860421 cal
0.00000001 MWh 8.6042 cal
0.0000001 MWh 86.04 cal
0.000001 MWh 860.42 cal
0.00001 MWh 8,604 cal
0.0001 MWh 86,042 cal
0.001 MWh 860,421 cal
0.01 MWh 8,604,207 cal
0.1 MWh 86,042,065 cal
1 MWh 860,420,650 cal

References

  1. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf

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