megawatt hour

megawatt hour
(MW·h)
   a metric unit of energy, especially electrical energy. One megawatt hour equals exactly 3.6 gigajoules (GJ), about 3.412 million Btu, or about 2.655 billion foot pounds.

Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.

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