Megawatts Conversion
The megawatt is a unit used to measure power. Use one of the conversion calculators below to convert to another unit of measure, or read on to learn more about megawatts.
Megawatt Conversion Calculators
Choose a unit of power to convert to.
SI Units
- Convert megawatts to watts
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,000,000 watts
- Convert megawatts to microwatts
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,000,000,000,000 microwatts
- Convert megawatts to milliwatts
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,000,000,000 milliwatts
- Convert megawatts to kilowatts
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,000 kilowatts
US Customary & Imperial Units
- Convert megawatts to mechanical horsepower
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,341 mechanical horsepower
- Convert megawatts to electric horsepower
- 1 megawatt is equal to 1,340 electric horsepower
- Convert megawatts to btu per hour
- 1 megawatt is equal to 3,412,142 btu per hour
Other Units
- Convert megawatts to kilocalories per hour
- 1 megawatt is equal to 860,421 kilocalories per hour
Megawatt Definition and Usage
One megawatt is the power equal to 1,000,000 watts, or the energy consumption at a rate of 1,000,000 joules per second.
The megawatt is a multiple of the watt, which is the SI derived unit for power. In the metric system, "mega" is the prefix for 109. Megawatts can be abbreviated as MW, for example 1 megawatt can be written as 1 MW.
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Megawatts Measurement Conversion Table
| megawatts | watts | microwatts | milliwatts | kilowatts | mechanical horsepower | electric horsepower | btu per hour | kilocalories per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MW | 1,000,000 W | 1,000,000,000,000 µW | 1,000,000,000 mW | 1,000 kW | 1,341 hp(I) | 1,340 hp(E) | 3,412,142 Btu/h | 860,421 kcal/h |
| 2 MW | 2,000,000 W | 2,000,000,000,000 µW | 2,000,000,000 mW | 2,000 kW | 2,682 hp(I) | 2,681 hp(E) | 6,824,285 Btu/h | 1,720,842 kcal/h |
| 3 MW | 3,000,000 W | 3,000,000,000,000 µW | 3,000,000,000 mW | 3,000 kW | 4,023 hp(I) | 4,021 hp(E) | 10,236,427 Btu/h | 2,581,262 kcal/h |
| 4 MW | 4,000,000 W | 4,000,000,000,000 µW | 4,000,000,000 mW | 4,000 kW | 5,364 hp(I) | 5,362 hp(E) | 13,648,570 Btu/h | 3,441,683 kcal/h |
| 5 MW | 5,000,000 W | 5,000,000,000,000 µW | 5,000,000,000 mW | 5,000 kW | 6,705 hp(I) | 6,702 hp(E) | 17,060,712 Btu/h | 4,302,104 kcal/h |
| 6 MW | 6,000,000 W | 6,000,000,000,000 µW | 6,000,000,000 mW | 6,000 kW | 8,046 hp(I) | 8,043 hp(E) | 20,472,855 Btu/h | 5,162,525 kcal/h |
| 7 MW | 7,000,000 W | 7,000,000,000,000 µW | 7,000,000,000 mW | 7,000 kW | 9,387 hp(I) | 9,383 hp(E) | 23,884,997 Btu/h | 6,022,946 kcal/h |
| 8 MW | 8,000,000 W | 8,000,000,000,000 µW | 8,000,000,000 mW | 8,000 kW | 10,728 hp(I) | 10,724 hp(E) | 27,297,140 Btu/h | 6,883,367 kcal/h |
| 9 MW | 9,000,000 W | 9,000,000,000,000 µW | 9,000,000,000 mW | 9,000 kW | 12,069 hp(I) | 12,064 hp(E) | 30,709,282 Btu/h | 7,743,787 kcal/h |
| 10 MW | 10,000,000 W | 10,000,000,000,000 µW | 10,000,000,000 mW | 10,000 kW | 13,410 hp(I) | 13,405 hp(E) | 34,121,425 Btu/h | 8,604,208 kcal/h |
| 11 MW | 11,000,000 W | 11,000,000,000,000 µW | 11,000,000,000 mW | 11,000 kW | 14,751 hp(I) | 14,745 hp(E) | 37,533,567 Btu/h | 9,464,629 kcal/h |
| 12 MW | 12,000,000 W | 12,000,000,000,000 µW | 12,000,000,000 mW | 12,000 kW | 16,092 hp(I) | 16,086 hp(E) | 40,945,709 Btu/h | 10,325,050 kcal/h |
| 13 MW | 13,000,000 W | 13,000,000,000,000 µW | 13,000,000,000 mW | 13,000 kW | 17,433 hp(I) | 17,426 hp(E) | 44,357,852 Btu/h | 11,185,471 kcal/h |
| 14 MW | 14,000,000 W | 14,000,000,000,000 µW | 14,000,000,000 mW | 14,000 kW | 18,774 hp(I) | 18,767 hp(E) | 47,769,994 Btu/h | 12,045,891 kcal/h |
| 15 MW | 15,000,000 W | 15,000,000,000,000 µW | 15,000,000,000 mW | 15,000 kW | 20,115 hp(I) | 20,107 hp(E) | 51,182,137 Btu/h | 12,906,312 kcal/h |
| 16 MW | 16,000,000 W | 16,000,000,000,000 µW | 16,000,000,000 mW | 16,000 kW | 21,456 hp(I) | 21,448 hp(E) | 54,594,279 Btu/h | 13,766,733 kcal/h |
| 17 MW | 17,000,000 W | 17,000,000,000,000 µW | 17,000,000,000 mW | 17,000 kW | 22,797 hp(I) | 22,788 hp(E) | 58,006,422 Btu/h | 14,627,154 kcal/h |
| 18 MW | 18,000,000 W | 18,000,000,000,000 µW | 18,000,000,000 mW | 18,000 kW | 24,138 hp(I) | 24,129 hp(E) | 61,418,564 Btu/h | 15,487,575 kcal/h |
| 19 MW | 19,000,000 W | 19,000,000,000,000 µW | 19,000,000,000 mW | 19,000 kW | 25,479 hp(I) | 25,469 hp(E) | 64,830,707 Btu/h | 16,347,995 kcal/h |
| 20 MW | 20,000,000 W | 20,000,000,000,000 µW | 20,000,000,000 mW | 20,000 kW | 26,820 hp(I) | 26,810 hp(E) | 68,242,849 Btu/h | 17,208,416 kcal/h |
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