What is gigawatt?

A gigawatt is a unit of power equal to one billion watts. It is used to express the total power output of national electricity grids, large power stations, and national energy policy targets.

What is watt?

The watt is the SI base unit of power. It is universally used to measure the rate of energy consumption or production in electrical appliances, engines, lighting, and virtually all power-related specifications.

Worked examples

1 gigawatt = 1.000000e+09 watt

1 watt = 1 watt

More Power conversions

• Convert gigawatt to watt
• Convert gigawatt to kilowatt
• Convert gigawatt to horsepower (mechanical)
• Convert gigawatt to megawatt
• Convert gigawatt to milliwatt
• Convert gigawatt to microwatt
• Convert gigawatt to BTU per hour
• Convert gigawatt to kilocalorie per hour
• Convert gigawatt to ton of refrigeration

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.