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Megawatts to Watts Converter

Convert megawatts (MW) to watts (W), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter a power, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

A number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
The unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
1,000,000 W
microwatts
1,000,000,000,000 µW
milliwatts
1,000,000,000 mW
kilowatts
1,000 kW
gigawatts
0.001 GW
horsepower (mechanical, 550 ft·lbf/s)
1,341.0220896 hp
metric horsepower (PS)
1,359.6216173 PS
horsepower (electric)
1,340.48257373 hp(E)
BTU (IT) per hour
3,412,141.63313 BTU/h
kilocalories per hour
860,420.650096 kcal/h

1 MW = 1,000,000 W

Show the working
  1. 1 MW = 1000000 W
  2. 1 × 1000000 = 1000000 W

How to convert megawatts to watts

1 MW = 1,000,000 W, so multiply by 1,000,000 to go from megawatts to watts. Going the other way, 1 W = 1 × 10⁻⁶ MW.

W = MW × 1,000,000
MW = W × 1

Worked example:

1 MW = 1000000 W
5 × 1000000 = 5000000 W

Megawatts to watts table

MegawattsWatts
1 MW1,000,000 W
2 MW2,000,000 W
3 MW3,000,000 W
4 MW4,000,000 W
5 MW5,000,000 W
6 MW6,000,000 W
7 MW7,000,000 W
8 MW8,000,000 W
9 MW9,000,000 W
10 MW10,000,000 W
15 MW15,000,000 W
20 MW20,000,000 W
25 MW25,000,000 W
30 MW30,000,000 W
40 MW40,000,000 W
50 MW50,000,000 W
75 MW75,000,000 W
100 MW100,000,000 W
250 MW250,000,000 W
500 MW500,000,000 W
1000 MW1,000,000,000 W

About the units

Megawatts (MW)
Megawatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
Watts (W)
Watts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.

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