{
  "id": "energy-conversion-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Energy Conversion Calculator",
  "shortName": "Energy Conversion",
  "description": "Convert energy between joules, watt-hours, calories, BTU, foot-pounds, and electronvolts.",
  "category": "Conversions & Sizes",
  "categorySlug": "conversions",
  "keywords": [
    "energy",
    "conversion",
    "calculator",
    "energy conversion calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/energy-conversion-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/energy-conversion-calculator/?value=1&fromUnit=kWh&toUnit=MJ",
  "queryParameters": {
    "value": {
      "label": "Energy",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1
    },
    "fromUnit": {
      "label": "From unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "kWh"
    },
    "toUnit": {
      "label": "To unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "MJ"
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "value",
      "label": "Energy",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 1,
      "step": 0.000001
    },
    {
      "id": "fromUnit",
      "label": "From unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "kWh",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Joule (J)",
          "value": "J"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilojoule (kJ)",
          "value": "kJ"
        },
        {
          "label": "Calorie (cal)",
          "value": "cal"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilocalorie (kcal)",
          "value": "kcal"
        },
        {
          "label": "Watt-hour (Wh)",
          "value": "Wh"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilowatt-hour (kWh)",
          "value": "kWh"
        },
        {
          "label": "BTU (IT)",
          "value": "BTU"
        },
        {
          "label": "Foot-pound force (ft·lbf)",
          "value": "ftlb"
        },
        {
          "label": "Electronvolt (eV)",
          "value": "eV"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "toUnit",
      "label": "To unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "MJ",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Joule (J)",
          "value": "J"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilojoule (kJ)",
          "value": "kJ"
        },
        {
          "label": "Megajoule (MJ)",
          "value": "MJ"
        },
        {
          "label": "Calorie (cal)",
          "value": "cal"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilocalorie (kcal)",
          "value": "kcal"
        },
        {
          "label": "Watt-hour (Wh)",
          "value": "Wh"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilowatt-hour (kWh)",
          "value": "kWh"
        },
        {
          "label": "BTU (IT)",
          "value": "BTU"
        },
        {
          "label": "Foot-pound force (ft·lbf)",
          "value": "ftlb"
        },
        {
          "label": "Electronvolt (eV)",
          "value": "eV"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Converted energy",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 10
    },
    {
      "id": "joules",
      "label": "Equivalent joules",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 6
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "joules = value × joules-per-source-unit; result = joules ÷ joules-per-target-unit"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "value": 1,
        "fromUnit": "kWh",
        "toUnit": "MJ"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}