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kilocalorie to kilowatt-hour

Live kilocalorie (kcal) to kilowatt-hour (kWh) converter. Plus a 10-value reference table and FAQs.

From kcal

kilocalorie

To kWh

kilowatt-hour

1 kcal = 0.0012kWh

Conversion table

Ten sample values from kilocalorie to kilowatt-hour. Use the converter above for arbitrary values.

kilocalorie (kcal)	→	kilowatt-hour (kWh)
0.001 kcal	→	1.1622e-6 kWh
0.01 kcal	→	1.1622e-5 kWh
0.1 kcal	→	0.000116 kWh
0.5 kcal	→	0.000581 kWh
1 kcal	→	0.001162 kWh
2 kcal	→	0.002324 kWh
5 kcal	→	0.005811 kWh
10 kcal	→	0.011622 kWh
100 kcal	→	0.116222 kWh
1,000 kcal	→	1.162222 kWh

About the kilocalorie

1000 calories (4.184 kJ). Food labels in the US.

About the kilowatt-hour

1000 Wh. Electricity bills.

How kilocalorie to kilowatt-hour conversion works

Both units belong to Energy. Unitbox first expresses the input in the category reference unit (J), then expresses that same quantity in kilowatt-hour.

The right unit depends on the convention used by your industry, country, instrument, or source document.

Reference value1 kcal = 0.00116222 kWh

CalculationBrowser-side, using Unitbox's shared unit data

Review noteFor safety-critical work, verify against the governing standard or instrument manual.

Unit definitions and conversion factors are maintained in the Unitbox methodology. Last reviewed with the current conversion dataset.