Convert Megawatt-hour to Megajoule
1 megawatt-hour = 3,600 megajoule (MJ). For example, 10 megawatt-hour = 36,000 megajoule and 100 megawatt-hour = 360,000 megajoule. Type any value below to convert megawatt-hour to megajoule both ways — it runs entirely in your browser.
Quick answer: Megawatt-hour to Megajoule
1 Megawatt-hour = 3,600 Megajoule (MWh → MJ). To convert megawatt-hour to megajoule, multiply by 3,600. To convert megajoule to megawatt-hour, multiply by 0.0002777778. The converter at the top does this instantly and both ways; the sections below give the formula, worked examples, a full conversion chart and answers to the most common megawatt-hour-to-megajoule questions.
How to convert Megawatt-hour to Megajoule
To convert megawatt-hour to megajoule, multiply the number of megawatt-hour by the conversion factor 3,600, because 1 MWh = 3,600 MJ. The conversion is linear, so the same factor works for any value — whole numbers, decimals or fractions. For the reverse direction, 1 MJ = 0.0002777778 MWh, so you divide by 3,600 (or multiply by 0.0002777778) to turn megajoule back into megawatt-hour.
MJ = MWh × 3,600 ·
MWh = MJ × 0.0002777778
- Write down the value you want to convert, in megawatt-hour.
- Multiply it by 3,600.
- The result is the same area/length/quantity expressed in megajoule.
Megawatt-hour to Megajoule — worked examples
Each row shows the exact arithmetic so you can follow the conversion step by step. For example, 5 megawatt-hour is 18,000 megajoule because 5 MWh × 3,600 = 18,000 MJ.
| Megawatt-hour | Calculation | Megajoule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 MWh | 1 MWh × 3,600 = 3,600 MJ | 3,600 MJ |
| 2 MWh | 2 MWh × 3,600 = 7,200 MJ | 7,200 MJ |
| 3 MWh | 3 MWh × 3,600 = 10,800 MJ | 10,800 MJ |
| 5 MWh | 5 MWh × 3,600 = 18,000 MJ | 18,000 MJ |
| 7 MWh | 7 MWh × 3,600 = 25,200 MJ | 25,200 MJ |
| 10 MWh | 10 MWh × 3,600 = 36,000 MJ | 36,000 MJ |
| 12 MWh | 12 MWh × 3,600 = 43,200 MJ | 43,200 MJ |
| 15 MWh | 15 MWh × 3,600 = 54,000 MJ | 54,000 MJ |
| 20 MWh | 20 MWh × 3,600 = 72,000 MJ | 72,000 MJ |
| 25 MWh | 25 MWh × 3,600 = 90,000 MJ | 90,000 MJ |
| 50 MWh | 50 MWh × 3,600 = 180,000 MJ | 180,000 MJ |
| 100 MWh | 100 MWh × 3,600 = 360,000 MJ | 360,000 MJ |
Common Megawatt-hour to Megajoule conversions
These are the megawatt-hour-to-megajoule values people look up most often. Every figure is computed from the exact factor, so you can rely on them for quick reference:
- 1 megawatt-hour = 3,600 megajoule
- 2 megawatt-hour = 7,200 megajoule
- 2.5 megawatt-hour = 9,000 megajoule
- 3 megawatt-hour = 10,800 megajoule
- 4 megawatt-hour = 14,400 megajoule
- 5 megawatt-hour = 18,000 megajoule
- 6 megawatt-hour = 21,600 megajoule
- 7 megawatt-hour = 25,200 megajoule
- 8 megawatt-hour = 28,800 megajoule
- 9 megawatt-hour = 32,400 megajoule
- 10 megawatt-hour = 36,000 megajoule
- 12 megawatt-hour = 43,200 megajoule
- 15 megawatt-hour = 54,000 megajoule
- 20 megawatt-hour = 72,000 megajoule
- 25 megawatt-hour = 90,000 megajoule
- 30 megawatt-hour = 108,000 megajoule
- 50 megawatt-hour = 180,000 megajoule
- 75 megawatt-hour = 270,000 megajoule
- 100 megawatt-hour = 360,000 megajoule
- 200 megawatt-hour = 720,000 megajoule
- 500 megawatt-hour = 1,800,000 megajoule
- 1000 megawatt-hour = 3,600,000 megajoule
Megawatt-hour to Megajoule conversion chart (both directions)
The chart below converts megawatt-hour to megajoule and megajoule to megawatt-hour side by side, so it works whichever way you need. 1 megawatt-hour = 3,600 megajoule, and 1 megajoule = 0.0002777778 megawatt-hour.
| Megawatt-hour → Megajoule | Megajoule → Megawatt-hour |
|---|---|
| 0.25 MWh = 900 MJ | 0.25 MJ = 0.00006944444 MWh |
| 0.5 MWh = 1,800 MJ | 0.5 MJ = 0.0001388889 MWh |
| 1 MWh = 3,600 MJ | 1 MJ = 0.0002777778 MWh |
| 2 MWh = 7,200 MJ | 2 MJ = 0.0005555556 MWh |
| 3 MWh = 10,800 MJ | 3 MJ = 0.0008333333 MWh |
| 4 MWh = 14,400 MJ | 4 MJ = 0.001111111 MWh |
| 5 MWh = 18,000 MJ | 5 MJ = 0.001388889 MWh |
| 6 MWh = 21,600 MJ | 6 MJ = 0.001666667 MWh |
| 7 MWh = 25,200 MJ | 7 MJ = 0.001944444 MWh |
| 8 MWh = 28,800 MJ | 8 MJ = 0.002222222 MWh |
| 9 MWh = 32,400 MJ | 9 MJ = 0.0025 MWh |
| 10 MWh = 36,000 MJ | 10 MJ = 0.002777778 MWh |
| 12 MWh = 43,200 MJ | 12 MJ = 0.003333333 MWh |
| 15 MWh = 54,000 MJ | 15 MJ = 0.004166667 MWh |
| 20 MWh = 72,000 MJ | 20 MJ = 0.005555556 MWh |
| 25 MWh = 90,000 MJ | 25 MJ = 0.006944444 MWh |
| 30 MWh = 108,000 MJ | 30 MJ = 0.008333333 MWh |
| 40 MWh = 144,000 MJ | 40 MJ = 0.01111111 MWh |
| 50 MWh = 180,000 MJ | 50 MJ = 0.01388889 MWh |
| 75 MWh = 270,000 MJ | 75 MJ = 0.02083333 MWh |
| 100 MWh = 360,000 MJ | 100 MJ = 0.02777778 MWh |
| 150 MWh = 540,000 MJ | 150 MJ = 0.04166667 MWh |
| 200 MWh = 720,000 MJ | 200 MJ = 0.05555556 MWh |
| 250 MWh = 900,000 MJ | 250 MJ = 0.06944444 MWh |
| 500 MWh = 1,800,000 MJ | 500 MJ = 0.1388889 MWh |
| 1000 MWh = 3,600,000 MJ | 1000 MJ = 0.2777778 MWh |
Megawatt-hour vs Megajoule: which is bigger?
A megawatt-hour is the larger unit: one megawatt-hour equals 3,600 megajoules. Put another way, you need 3,600 megajoules to make a single megawatt-hour.
What is a Megawatt-hour? History, origin and usage
The megawatt-hour is one million watt-hours (1,000 kilowatt-hours), the natural scale for the output of power stations and large industrial loads. Like its smaller relatives it derives from the watt, named after James Watt.
Megawatt-hours measure generation and consumption at grid scale — the daily output of a power plant, the energy traded on wholesale electricity markets, and the capacity of grid-scale batteries. Larger still are the gigawatt-hour (GWh) and terawatt-hour (TWh) used for national-scale figures.
A 1-megawatt generator running flat out for one hour produces one megawatt-hour — roughly the daily electricity use of dozens of average homes. Wholesale electricity is typically priced per megawatt-hour rather than per kilowatt-hour.
What is a Megajoule? History, origin and usage
The megajoule is one million joules (1,000 kilojoules), again built on the joule named after James Prescott Joule. The “mega” prefix makes it suited to substantial energy quantities that would be unwieldy written out in plain joules.
Megajoules are commonly used to express the energy content of fuels and foods in scientific contexts, the muzzle energy of large weapons, and the capacity of capacitor banks and other energy-storage systems. Engineers favour the megajoule when energy reaches the scale of a vehicle’s kinetic energy or a full meal’s content.
A typical car moving at highway speed carries on the order of one megajoule of kinetic energy, which is part of why a crash at speed is so destructive. One kilowatt-hour of electricity equals exactly 3.6 megajoules.
Convert 1 Megawatt-hour to other units
It can help to see a megawatt-hour next to the other units it is commonly compared with. One megawatt-hour (MWh) is equal to:
| 1 Megawatt-hour equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 3,600,000,000 J | Joule |
| 3,600,000,000 N·m | Newton-metre |
| 3,600,000 kJ | Kilojoule |
| 3,600 MJ | Megajoule |
| 1,000,000 Wh | Watt-hour |
| 1,000 kWh | Kilowatt-hour |
| 2,655,224,000 ft·lbf | Foot-pound |
| 22,469,430,000,000,000,000,000 MeV | Megaelectronvolt |
| 860,420,700 cal | Calorie |
| 860,420.7 kcal | Kilocalorie |
| 3,412,142 BTU | British Thermal Unit |
Convert 1 Megajoule to other units
One megajoule (MJ) is equal to:
| 1 Megajoule equals | Unit |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 J | Joule |
| 1,000,000 N·m | Newton-metre |
| 1,000 kJ | Kilojoule |
| 277.7778 Wh | Watt-hour |
| 0.2777778 kWh | Kilowatt-hour |
| 0.0002777778 MWh | Megawatt-hour |
| 737,562.1 ft·lbf | Foot-pound |
| 6,241,509,000,000,000,000 MeV | Megaelectronvolt |
| 239,005.7 cal | Calorie |
| 239.0057 kcal | Kilocalorie |
| 947.8171 BTU | British Thermal Unit |
Tips for converting Megawatt-hour to Megajoule
- To go from megawatt-hour to megajoule, multiply by 3,600; to go back, divide by 3,600 (or multiply by 0.0002777778).
- For a quick mental estimate, remember that 1 megawatt-hour ≈ 3,600 megajoule, so 10 megawatt-hour ≈ 36,000 megajoule.
- The converter above keeps full precision; the tables round for readability, so use the tool for exact figures.
- Both fields update live as you type — change either side to convert in that direction.
How to use this Megawatt-hour to Megajoule converter
Type a number into the Megawatt-hour field and the equivalent in Megajoule appears instantly — there is no “convert” button to press and nothing is sent to a server, so it works offline once the page has loaded and is safe for any data. You can also type into the Megajoule field to convert the other way (megajoule to megawatt-hour). Use the swap control to flip the two units, and copy the result with a single click. Because the calculation runs in your browser with full floating-point precision, the converter is more exact than the rounded figures shown in the reference chart above — use the chart for quick look-ups and the tool for precise work.
Accuracy and method
Every figure on this page — the formula, the worked examples, the conversion chart and the “convert to other units” tables — is computed from a single verified conversion factor (1 MWh = 3,600 MJ), never copied from a hand-typed lookup table that could drift. That factor is derived from each unit’s definition in terms of a common base unit, and an automated check re-verifies all of the site’s factors on every update, so the numbers here stay correct over time. This matters for megawatt-hour-to-megajoule conversions because a small rounding error in a published table compounds quickly at larger quantities; computing from the exact factor avoids that.
Sources
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — the defining document for the SI, published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. It fixes the base unit that this conversion resolves to, which is why the factor here can be exact rather than approximate.
- NIST — Definitions of the SI base units — the US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference for the SI base units, used here as an independent cross-check on the base-unit definition.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many megajoule are in 1 megawatt-hour?
- 1 megawatt-hour = 3,600 megajoule (MJ). To convert any number of megawatt-hour to megajoule, multiply by 3,600.
- How do I convert megawatt-hour to megajoule?
- Multiply the number of megawatt-hour by 3,600. For example, 10 megawatt-hour = 10 × 3,600 = 36,000 megajoule, and 25 megawatt-hour = 90,000 megajoule.
- How many megawatt-hour are in 1 megajoule?
- 1 megajoule = 0.0002777778 megawatt-hour. So to convert megajoule back to megawatt-hour, multiply by 0.0002777778.
- What is the formula to convert megawatt-hour to megajoule?
- megajoule = megawatt-hour × 3,600. The reverse formula is megawatt-hour = megajoule × 0.0002777778.
- How much is 100 megawatt-hour in megajoule?
- 100 megawatt-hour = 360,000 megajoule. (And 1000 megawatt-hour = 3,600,000 megajoule.)
- Which is bigger, a megawatt-hour or a megajoule?
- A megawatt-hour is larger: 1 megawatt-hour = 3,600 megajoule.
- Is this megawatt-hour to megajoule converter accurate?
- Yes — every value is computed from the exact 3,600 MJ per MWh factor (not rounded look-up tables), and the factors are re-verified automatically on every update.
- Can I convert megajoule to megawatt-hour too?
- Yes. The converter works both ways — enter a value in either field. 1 megajoule = 0.0002777778 megawatt-hour.