British thermal unit
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Air conditioners and water heaters are typically labeled in how many British thermal units they create each hour.
A British thermal unit (BTU) is an imperial unit of energy, defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. Its metric counterpart is a calorie. One BTU equals 252.164 calories (0.252 kilocalories).