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To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Watt (W), use the following formula:
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Milliwatt (mW), use the following formula:
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Kilowatt (kW), use the following formula:
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Gigawatt (GW), use the following formula:
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Horsepower (metric) (PS), use the following formula:
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to British thermal unit per second (Btu/s), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) and Watt (W).
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) and Watt (W).
To convert from Megawatt (MW) to Horsepower (British) (hp), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) and Watt (W).
A megawatt (MW) is a unit used to measure power.
It's equal to one million watts.
To put it simply, it's a way to describe a huge amount of electricity being used or generated at a single moment.
One megawatt (1 MW) can power between 750 and 1,000 homes at any given moment.
This number can change depending on what's running in each home (like air conditioning on a hot day).
It's a helpful estimate used by grid operators to understand how much electricity a community needs.
It's easy to mix up megawatts (MW) and megawatt-hours (MWh). Here's a simple way to understand the difference between MW vs. MWh:
So, a power plant has a capacity measured in MW (how much electricity it can make at once).
In contrast, your electricity bill shows your consumption in MWh (how much you actually used over a month).
A megawatt is a tremendous amount of power. To understand its scale, here's a look at the capacity of different power sources: