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quad

Energyexact by definition

The quad is one quadrillion BTU, 10¹⁵ BTU_IT, exactly 1.05505585262 × 10¹⁸ joules, or 1.055 exajoules. It exists for one purpose: stating national energy consumption in a single-digit number. The United States uses roughly 94 quads a year and the world about 600.

1 quad\text{quad} 1.0550559e+18 J\text{J}

One quad in every energy unit

6.58514e+36electron volt (eV)
2.41999e+35hartree (Eh)
6.58514e+33kiloelectron volt (keV)
6.58514e+30megaelectron volt (MeV)
6.58514e+27gigaelectron volt (GeV)
1.05506e+27nanojoule (nJ)
1.05506e+25erg (erg)
6.58514e+24teraelectron volt (TeV)
1.05506e+24microjoule (µJ)
1.05506e+21millijoule (mJ)
9.33803e+18inch-pound (in·lb)
1.05506e+18joule (J)
7.78169e+17foot-pound (ft⋅lb)
2.52164e+17calorie (cal)
2.51996e+17calorie (International Table) (cal IT)
1.05506e+15kilojoule (kJ)
1.00067e+15BTU (thermochemical) (BTU th)
1.00000e+15British thermal unit (BTU)
293,071,000,000,000watt-hour (Wh)
252,164,000,000,000kilocalorie (kcal)
1,055,060,000,000megajoule (MJ)
393,015,000,000horsepower-hour (hp·h)
293,071,000,000kilowatt-hour (kWh)
10,000,000,000therm (therm)
1,055,060,000gigajoule (GJ)
1,000,000,000million BTU (MMBTU)
293,071,000megawatt-hour (MWh)
252,164,000ton of TNT (t TNT)
25,199,600tonne of oil equivalent (toe)
1,055,060terajoule (TJ)
293,071gigawatt-hour (GWh)
252,164kiloton of TNT (kt TNT)
1,055.06petajoule (PJ)
293.071terawatt-hour (TWh)
252.164megaton of TNT (Mt TNT)
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