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BTU to Tons

BTU/hr to kW Calculator

Multiply BTU/hr by 0.0002930710701722222 to obtain cooling kW.

Find it on the AC's label or spec sheet.

BTU/hr

Common values

Cooling capacity

Enter a value in BTU/hr to see it in cooling kW.

BTU/hr to kW formula

Cooling kW = BTU/hr × 0.2930710701722222 ÷ 1,000.

The factor comes from the International Table BTU: 1 BTU = 1,055.05585262 joules.

Example conversion

24,000 BTU/hr equals 7.0337 cooling kW.

24,000 × 0.2930710702 ÷ 1,000 = 7.0337 cooling kW

What the result means

The result is the same cooling capacity in metric units. Cooling kW is not the electricity the AC uses.