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British thermal unit (BTU - British/American), energy

The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a unit of energy used in North America. It is also still occasionally encountered in the United Kingdom, in the context of older heating and cooling systems.

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1 BTU
is equal to
778.19 foot-pound

Metric

  • kWh

    2.93×10-4

  • MJ

    1.06×10-3

  • kJ

    1.06

  • J

    1,055.06

  • Ws

    1,055.06

  • eV

    6.59×1021

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