1 gigawatt-hour
3.6 TJEnergy · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Energy
Just how much energy is 1 gigawatt-hour?
Industrial
1 GWh
3.6 × 10¹² Jjoules
1,000,000 kWhkilowatt-hours
860,420,000 kcalkilocalories
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1 gigawatt-hour3.6 TJEnergy · definition
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An industrial terajoule1 TJEnergy · defined energy model
Bar length represents energy. Equal energy does not imply the same temperature, power or usefulness.
A little perspective
1 gigawatt-hour has about 3.6 times the energy of An industrial terajoule.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 gigawatt-hour
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
An industrial terajoule
A defined 1 TJ energy amount; equal to 1 MW sustained for one million seconds.
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The marked energy is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
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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 larger on this measurement by a factor of about 3.6. 1 gigawatt-hour's selected measurement is approximately 260% greater than An industrial terajoule's.
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