What is megawatt?

A megawatt is a unit of power equal to one million watts. It is used to rate the output of power plants, large industrial facilities, and grid-scale renewable energy installations.

What is BTU per hour?

BTU per hour is a unit of power used to measure the heating or cooling capacity of HVAC equipment. It is the standard rating system for air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps in the United States.

Worked examples

1 megawatt = 3,412,141.63513308 BTU per hour

1 BTU per hour = 0.29307107 watt

More Power conversions

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

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.