How to Use British thermal unit in a Sentence

British thermal unit

noun

• Power Electric and propane patio heaters use watts and British thermal units, respectively, to denote their heating power.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
• Meanwhile, natural gas prices surged again this morning on the bitter cold, topping $6 per million British thermal units for the first time since late 2022.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
• Southern had calculated that the plant would be economical if the price of natural gas rose above $5 per million BTUs (British thermal units).
  — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• The breakthrough came when Thieriot teamed up with financier and mathematician Donald Putnam, who developed a framework for converting different crude grades into a common energy unit measured in British thermal units.
  — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
• European natural gas traded around $18 per million British thermal units Tuesday, but Pouyanné said prices could hit $40/MMBtu over the summer if the conflict continues.
  — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
• The country’s total daily gas demand currently amounts to more than 1,000 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD), of which natural gas contributes 95%.
  — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
• Spot liquefied natural gas prices in Asia are poised to fall roughly 17% to about $15 per million British thermal units, after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that could temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, traders said.
  — Sing Yee Ong, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026