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Convert gigawatt (GW) to British thermal unit per hour (BtuIT/h). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a gigawatt value to calculate British thermal unit per hour with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| milliwattfrom GW | mW | 1000000000000 |
| wattfrom GW | W | 1000000000 |
| kilowattfrom GW | kW | 1000000 |
| megawattfrom GW | MW | 1000 |
| gigawattfrom GW | GW | 1 |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom GW | hp | 1341020 |
| metric horsepowerfrom GW | PS | 1359620 |
| electrical horsepowerfrom GW | hp(E) | 1340480 |
| boiler horsepowerfrom GW | hp(S) | 101942 |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom GW | ft·lbf/s | 737562000 |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom GW | BtuIT/h | 3412140000 |
| ton of refrigerationfrom GW | TR | 284345 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Gigawatt (GW) and British thermal unit per hour (BtuIT/h) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Gigawatt (GW) | British Thermal Unit Per Hour (BtuIT/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 GW | 3412140000 BtuIT/h |
| 5 GW | 17060700000 BtuIT/h |
| 10 GW | 34121400000 BtuIT/h |
| 100 GW | 341214000000 BtuIT/h |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
BtuIT/h to GW (British thermal unit per hour to gigawatt)