Convert Therms to Gigawatt-Hours
Convert Therms (thm) to Gigawatt-Hours (GWh) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
GWh = thm × 2.930710702e-5
About Therms
A therm is the US natural gas billing unit equal to exactly 100,000 BTU = 105,505,585.262 J ≈ 105.5 MJ. One CCF of average US pipeline gas contains ~1.02 therms. The EIA publishes residential gas prices in $/therm; spot prices at Henry Hub are in $/MMBTU (1 MMBTU = 10 therms). US households average 500-700 therms/year for space heating, water heating, and cooking. A 15 kW domestic boiler running 2 hours delivers ~1 therm of useful heat. 1 therm = 100,000 BTU = 105.506 MJ = 29.307 kWh = 25,200 kcal.
About Gigawatt-Hours
A gigawatt-hour (GWh) is the energy from 1 GW for one hour - exactly 3.6 TJ. National electricity generation is reported in annual GWh: Ireland ~32,000 GWh/year; France ~496,000 GWh/year. The Hornsea One offshore wind farm (1.12 GW) generates ~4,000 GWh/year. The Bath County Pumped Storage (3 GW, USA) stores ~24 GWh. World total battery storage capacity reached ~1,600 GWh by end-2022. Energy of 1 megaton TNT ≈ 1.162 GWh. 1 GWh = 3.6 TJ = 1,000 MWh = 3.412 × 10⁹ BTU.
Quick Reference Table
| Therms (thm) | Gigawatt-Hours (GWh) |
|---|---|
| 1 thm | 2.931 × 10-5 GWh |
| 2 thm | 5.861 × 10-5 GWh |
| 5 thm | 0.000146536 GWh |
| 10 thm | 0.000293071 GWh |
| 25 thm | 0.000732678 GWh |
| 50 thm | 0.00146536 GWh |
| 100 thm | 0.00293071 GWh |