The megawatt-hour (MWh) is a unit of energy that measures electricity production, consumption, or energy flow over time. It is commonly used to bill large-scale electricity consumers, such as factories or entire cities. To put it into perspective, one megawatt-hour can power about 330 homes for an hour or a single home for 330 hours! In the realm of renewable energy, just one megawatt-hour of wind energy can offset over 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions—a significant environmental benefit.

Moreover, the world’s energy needs are so vast that in 2022, global electricity consumption soared to over 26,000 terawatt-hours (TWh), where one terawatt-hour equates to one million megawatt-hours. This highlights how crucial units like the MWh are in understanding and managing our energy use and impact.

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The calorie, commonly associated with food energy, originally measured heat in physics. One calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. Despite what food packaging might suggest, when we count calories, we are typically referring to kilocalories, which equals 1,000 of these small calories. This means that when you see a snack label stating it’s 100 calories, it’s actually 100 kilocalories, or 100,000 calories in scientific terms!

Interestingly, the calorie became a popular unit due to its early use in nutrition studies and its role in determining food’s energy content. This is crucial, as it helps in planning and maintaining balanced diets and understanding energy expenditure for health and fitness.

Megawatt-hours

Calories

0 MWh

0 cal

0.1 MWh

8.60421e+7 cal

0.2 MWh

1.72084e+8 cal

0.3 MWh

2.58126e+8 cal

0.4 MWh

3.44168e+8 cal

0.5 MWh

4.3021e+8 cal

0.6 MWh

5.16252e+8 cal

0.7 MWh

6.02294e+8 cal

0.8 MWh

6.88337e+8 cal

0.9 MWh

7.74379e+8 cal

1 MWh

8.60421e+8 cal

1.1 MWh

9.46463e+8 cal

1.2 MWh

1.0325e+9 cal

1.3 MWh

1.11855e+9 cal

1.4 MWh

1.20459e+9 cal

1.5 MWh

1.29063e+9 cal

1.6 MWh

1.37667e+9 cal

1.7 MWh

1.46272e+9 cal

1.8 MWh

1.54876e+9 cal

1.9 MWh

1.6348e+9 cal

2 MWh

1.72084e+9 cal

2.1 MWh

1.80688e+9 cal

2.2 MWh

1.89293e+9 cal

2.3 MWh

1.97897e+9 cal

2.4 MWh

2.06501e+9 cal

2.5 MWh

2.15105e+9 cal

2.6 MWh

2.23709e+9 cal

2.7 MWh

2.32314e+9 cal

2.8 MWh

2.40918e+9 cal

2.9 MWh

2.49522e+9 cal

3 MWh

2.58126e+9 cal

3.1 MWh

2.6673e+9 cal

3.2 MWh

2.75335e+9 cal

3.3 MWh

2.83939e+9 cal

3.4 MWh

2.92543e+9 cal

3.5 MWh

3.01147e+9 cal

3.6 MWh

3.09751e+9 cal

3.7 MWh

3.18356e+9 cal

3.8 MWh

3.2696e+9 cal

3.9 MWh

3.35564e+9 cal

4 MWh

3.44168e+9 cal

4.1 MWh

3.52772e+9 cal

4.2 MWh

3.61377e+9 cal

4.3 MWh

3.69981e+9 cal

4.4 MWh

3.78585e+9 cal

4.5 MWh

3.87189e+9 cal

4.6 MWh

3.95793e+9 cal

4.7 MWh

4.04398e+9 cal

4.8 MWh

4.13002e+9 cal

4.9 MWh

4.21606e+9 cal

5 MWh

4.3021e+9 cal

5.1 MWh

4.38815e+9 cal

5.2 MWh

4.47419e+9 cal

5.3 MWh

4.56023e+9 cal

5.4 MWh

4.64627e+9 cal

5.5 MWh

4.73231e+9 cal

5.6 MWh

4.81836e+9 cal

5.7 MWh

4.9044e+9 cal

5.8 MWh

4.99044e+9 cal

5.9 MWh

5.07648e+9 cal

6 MWh

5.16252e+9 cal

6.1 MWh

5.24857e+9 cal

6.2 MWh

5.33461e+9 cal

6.3 MWh

5.42065e+9 cal

6.4 MWh

5.50669e+9 cal

6.5 MWh

5.59273e+9 cal

6.6 MWh

5.67878e+9 cal

6.7 MWh

5.76482e+9 cal

6.8 MWh

5.85086e+9 cal

6.9 MWh

5.9369e+9 cal

7 MWh

6.02294e+9 cal

7.1 MWh

6.10899e+9 cal

7.2 MWh

6.19503e+9 cal

7.3 MWh

6.28107e+9 cal

7.4 MWh

6.36711e+9 cal

7.5 MWh

6.45315e+9 cal

7.6 MWh

6.5392e+9 cal

7.7 MWh

6.62524e+9 cal

7.8 MWh

6.71128e+9 cal

7.9 MWh

6.79732e+9 cal

8 MWh

6.88337e+9 cal

8.1 MWh

6.96941e+9 cal

8.2 MWh

7.05545e+9 cal

8.3 MWh

7.14149e+9 cal

8.4 MWh

7.22753e+9 cal

8.5 MWh

7.31358e+9 cal

8.6 MWh

7.39962e+9 cal

8.7 MWh

7.48566e+9 cal

8.8 MWh

7.5717e+9 cal

8.9 MWh

7.65774e+9 cal

9 MWh

7.74379e+9 cal

9.1 MWh

7.82983e+9 cal

9.2 MWh

7.91587e+9 cal

9.3 MWh

8.00191e+9 cal

9.4 MWh

8.08795e+9 cal

9.5 MWh

8.174e+9 cal

9.6 MWh

8.26004e+9 cal

9.7 MWh

8.34608e+9 cal

9.8 MWh

8.43212e+9 cal

9.9 MWh

8.51816e+9 cal

10 MWh

8.60421e+9 cal

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