Kilocalories to Kilowatt-hours

About this conversion

Kilocalories (kcal) — commonly called "calories" — are used on food labels and in dietary calculations. Kilowatt-hours (kWh) are the standard unit on electricity bills. 1 kWh = 1,000 Wh. Use the converter above to quickly go from kilocalories to kilowatt-hours.

How to use

Enter a value in the kilocalories field and instantly see the result in kilowatt-hours. Click the swap button to reverse the conversion.

Manual calculation

1 kilocalories = 0.0011622 kilowatt-hours. Example: 10 kcal = 0.011622 kWh.

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