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Megawatt

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Meaning

Megawatts (MW) are a unit of energy 1,000,000 times larger than the SI Unit of the Joules.

About Megawatts

Megawatts are shortened to MW with an upper case M and an upper case W.
Mega means one million so there are 1,000,000 Watts in a megawatt.

Converting to Megawatts

Unit To convert Megawatts
1 megawatt (1MW) Convert to Megawatts x1 1MW
1 kilowatt (1kW) Convert to Megawatts x10-3 1x10-3MW
1 Watt (1W) Convert to Megawatts x10-6 1x10-6MW
1 milliwatt 1(mW) Convert to Megawatts x10-9 1x10-9MW
1 microwatt 1(µW) Convert to Megawatts x10-12 1x10-12MW
1 nanowatt 1(nW) Convert to Megawatts x10-15 1x10-15MW