1 gigawatt-hour
3.6 TJEnergy · definition
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Energy
Just how much energy is 1 gigawatt-hour?
Industrial
1 GWh
ENERGY STORED OR TRANSFERRED
1 gigawatt-hour
The quantity is exact as entered.
3.6 TJEnergy
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An industrial terajoule
An industrial terajoule is a large unit of energy used to quantify industrial-scale processes or outputs.
1 TJEnergy
0
Bar length represents energy. Equal energy does not imply the same temperature, power or usefulness.
A little perspective
1 gigawatt-hour is about 3.6 times an industrial terajoule.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 gigawatt-hour
Energy: 3.6 TJ; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
An industrial terajoule
Energy: 1 TJ; defined energy model.
A defined 1 TJ energy amount; equal to 1 MW sustained for one million seconds.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked energy is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 1 gigawatt-hour with an industrial terajoule. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
An industrial terajoule
1 TJEnergy · defined energy model
A defined 1 TJ energy amount; equal to 1 MW sustained for one million seconds.
- Comparing
- Energy ↔ Energy
- Relative size
- 1 gigawatt-hour is about 3.6 times an industrial terajoule. 1 gigawatt-hour is approximately 260% greater than an industrial terajoule.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- An industrial terajoule: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Energy is an amount; power describes the rate of energy transfer or use.
3.6 × 10¹² Jjoules
1,000,000 kWhkilowatt-hours
860,420,000 kcalkilocalories
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