A kilowatt-hour equals about how many joules?

3.6 million joules.

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  1. 360 joules
  2. 36,000 joules
  3. 3.6 million joules ✔

Why: A kilowatt-hour is the energy from one kilowatt of power for an hour. That equals 3.6 million joules.

Huh, didn't know that: A kilowatt-hour is the energy from one kilowatt of power for an hour. That equals 3.6 million joules.

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Answer: 3.6 million joules. A kilowatt-hour is the energy from one kilowatt of power for an hour. That equals 3.6 million joules.

  1. Energy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy
    a kilowatt-hour (kWh), which can be realized as the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for an hour, is equal to 3.6 million joules
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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