100 kilowatt-hours
360 MJEnergy · definition
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Energy
Just how much energy is 100 kilowatt-hours?
Fuel & batteries
100 kWh
ENERGY STORED OR TRANSFERRED
100 kilowatt-hours
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A little perspective
100 kilowatt-hours is about 1.67 times the energy of an electric car battery.
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100 kilowatt-hours
Energy: 360 MJ; definition.
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Electric car battery
Energy: 216 MJ; defined energy model.
A defined 60 kWh battery; usable capacity and losses vary.
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Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 100 kilowatt-hours with the energy of an electric car battery. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Electric car battery
216 MJEnergy · defined energy model
A defined 60 kWh battery; usable capacity and losses vary.
- Comparing
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- Relative size
- 100 kilowatt-hours is about 1.67 times the energy of an electric car battery. 100 kilowatt-hours is approximately 66.7% greater than the energy of an electric car battery.
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- The energy of an electric car battery: 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.
360,000,000 Jjoules
86,042 kcalkilocalories
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