Megawatt-hours to Megajoules Conversion
Enter the energy in megawatt-hours below to get the value converted to megajoules.
How to Convert Megawatt-hours to Megajoules
To convert a megawatt-hour measurement to a megajoule measurement, multiply the energy by the conversion ratio.
Since one megawatt-hour is equal to 3,600 megajoules, you can use this simple formula to convert:
The energy in megajoules is equal to the megawatt-hours multiplied by 3,600.
How Many Megajoules are in a Megawatt-hour?
There are 3,600 megajoules in a megawatt-hour, which is why we use this value in the formula above.
1 MWh = 3,600 MJ
Megawatt-hours and megajoules are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.
Megawatt-hours
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]
Megajoules
One megajoule is equal to 1,000,000 joules, which are the energy equal to the force on an object of one newton at a distance of one meter.
The megajoule is a multiple of the joule, which is the SI derived unit for energy. In the metric system, "mega" is the prefix for 106. Megajoules can be abbreviated as MJ; for example, 1 megajoule can be written as 1 MJ.
Megawatt-hour to Megajoule Conversion Table
Megawatt-hours | Megajoules |
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0.001 MWh | 3.6 MJ |
0.002 MWh | 7.2 MJ |
0.003 MWh | 10.8 MJ |
0.004 MWh | 14.4 MJ |
0.005 MWh | 18 MJ |
0.006 MWh | 21.6 MJ |
0.007 MWh | 25.2 MJ |
0.008 MWh | 28.8 MJ |
0.009 MWh | 32.4 MJ |
0.01 MWh | 36 MJ |
0.02 MWh | 72 MJ |
0.03 MWh | 108 MJ |
0.04 MWh | 144 MJ |
0.05 MWh | 180 MJ |
0.06 MWh | 216 MJ |
0.07 MWh | 252 MJ |
0.08 MWh | 288 MJ |
0.09 MWh | 324 MJ |
0.1 MWh | 360 MJ |
0.2 MWh | 720 MJ |
0.3 MWh | 1,080 MJ |
0.4 MWh | 1,440 MJ |
0.5 MWh | 1,800 MJ |
0.6 MWh | 2,160 MJ |
0.7 MWh | 2,520 MJ |
0.8 MWh | 2,880 MJ |
0.9 MWh | 3,240 MJ |
1 MWh | 3,600 MJ |
References
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si-brochure/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf