Megawatt-Hours to Quads Converter

Enter the energy in megawatt-hours below to convert it to quads.

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1 MWh = 3.4121E-9 quads
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How to Convert Megawatt-Hours to Quads

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To convert a measurement in megawatt-hours to a measurement in quads, multiply the energy by the following conversion ratio: 3.4121E-9 quads/megawatt-hour.

Since one megawatt-hour is equal to 3.4121E-9 quads, you can use this simple formula to convert:

quads = megawatt-hours × 3.4121E-9

The energy in quads is equal to the energy in megawatt-hours multiplied by 3.4121E-9.

For example, here's how to convert 500,000,000 megawatt-hours to quads using the formula above.
quads = (500,000,000 MWh × 3.4121E-9) = 1.706071 quads

Megawatt-hours and quads are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Megawatt-Hour?

A megawatt-hour is a measure of electrical energy equal to one megawatt, or 1,000,000 watts, of power over a one hour period. Megawatt-hours are a measure of electrical work performed over a period of time, and are often used as a way of measuring energy usage by electric companies.

Megawatt-hours are usually abbreviated as MWh, although the formally adopted expression is MW·h. The abbreviation MW h is also sometimes used. For example, 1 megawatt-hour can be written as 1 MWh, 1 MW·h, or 1 MW h.

In formal expressions, the centered dot (·) or space is used to separate units used to indicate multiplication in an expression and to avoid conflicting prefixes being misinterpreted as a unit symbol.[1]

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What Is a Quad?

One therm is a measure of heat energy equal to one quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) BTU, which are equal to the amount of heat energy required to increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Quads are usually used when talking about energy resources and consumption on a national or international scale.

The quad is a US customary unit of energy.

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Megawatt-Hour to Quad Conversion Table

Table showing various megawatt-hour measurements converted to quads.
Megawatt-hours Quads
1 MWh 0.0000000034121
2 MWh 0.0000000068243
3 MWh 0.000000010236
4 MWh 0.000000013649
5 MWh 0.000000017061
6 MWh 0.000000020473
7 MWh 0.000000023885
8 MWh 0.000000027297
9 MWh 0.000000030709
10 MWh 0.000000034121
100 MWh 0.00000034121
1,000 MWh 0.0000034121
10,000 MWh 0.000034121
100,000 MWh 0.000341
1,000,000 MWh 0.003412
10,000,000 MWh 0.034121
100,000,000 MWh 0.341214
1,000,000,000 MWh 3.4121

References

  1. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf

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