What is megajoule?

A megajoule is a unit of energy equal to one million joules. It is used in industrial energy calculations, explosive yield estimations, and large-scale thermodynamic systems.

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.

Worked examples

1 megajoule = 0.27777778 kilowatt hour

1 kilowatt hour = 3,600,000 joule

More Energy conversions

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

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