The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu)'s a traditional unit of energy equal to about 1.06 kilojoules. It's used in the power, steam generation, heating and air conditioning industries. In scientific contexts the BTU has largely been replaced by the SI unit of energy, the joule (J), though it may be used as a measure of agricultural energy production (BTU/kg). It's still used 'unofficially' in metric English-speaking countries (such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and sometimes in New Zealand), an… (More on Btu)