Energy stored lifting 1,000 kg of water 100 m

Answer: potential energy = 980,665 J (in kilowatt-hours 0.272407 kWh, in food calories 234.385 kcal).

What we know

  • Mass: 1000 kg
  • Height: 100 m

Step by step

Given
m = 1000 kg, h = 100 m
Formula
PE = m × g × h
Substitute
PE = 1000 × 9.80665 × 100
Result
PE = 980,665 J

All results

Potential energy980,665 J
In kilowatt-hours0.272407 kWh
In food calories234.385 kcal

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The physics

Gravitational potential energy is stored height: mass × gravity × elevation. Lift something up and you bank energy; let it fall and the bank pays out as motion, heat or electricity.

Standard acceleration of gravity →