Convert kcal to kWh
1 kcal = 0.00116222 kWh · 1 kWh = 860.421 kcal · Exact by definition
1 kcal = 0.00116222 kWh
The same value in other units
- joule
- 4184 J
- kilojoule
- 4.184 kJ
- British thermal unit
- 3.96567 BTU
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Energy
kcal to kWh: conversion table
| kilocalorie | kilowatt-hour |
|---|---|
| 1 kcal | 0.00116222 kWh |
| 2 kcal | 0.00232444 kWh |
| 3 kcal | 0.00348667 kWh |
| 5 kcal | 0.00581111 kWh |
| 10 kcal | 0.0116222 kWh |
| 20 kcal | 0.0232444 kWh |
| 25 kcal | 0.0290556 kWh |
| 50 kcal | 0.0581111 kWh |
| 100 kcal | 0.116222 kWh |
| 250 kcal | 0.290556 kWh |
| 500 kcal | 0.581111 kWh |
| 1000 kcal | 1.16222 kWh |
| kilowatt-hour | kilocalorie |
|---|---|
| 1 kWh | 860.421 kcal |
| 2 kWh | 1720.84 kcal |
| 3 kWh | 2581.26 kcal |
| 5 kWh | 4302.1 kcal |
| 10 kWh | 8604.21 kcal |
| 20 kWh | 17208.4 kcal |
| 25 kWh | 21510.5 kcal |
| 50 kWh | 43021 kcal |
| 100 kWh | 86042.1 kcal |
| 250 kWh | 215105 kcal |
| 500 kWh | 430210 kcal |
| 1000 kWh | 860421 kcal |
How the conversion works
kWh = kcal × 0.0011622222
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the kcal to kWh result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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