What is kilowatt hour?

A kilowatt hour is a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt hours. It is the standard billing unit used by electricity providers worldwide to measure household and commercial energy consumption.

What is therm (US)?

A US therm is a unit of energy equal to 100,000 BTU. It is used by gas utility companies in the United States as the standard billing unit for natural gas consumption.

Worked examples

1 kilowatt hour = 0.03412128 therm (US)

1 therm (US) = 105,506,000 joule

More Energy conversions

• Convert kilowatt hour to joule
• Convert kilowatt hour to kilojoule
• Convert kilowatt hour to calorie (thermochemical)
• Convert kilowatt hour to kilocalorie (dietary)
• Convert kilowatt hour to watt hour
• Convert kilowatt hour to megajoule
• Convert kilowatt hour to electronvolt
• Convert kilowatt hour to British thermal unit
• Convert kilowatt hour to therm (US)

Assumption: calorie means thermochemical calorie, and therm means US therm.