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 milliwatt?

A milliwatt is a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt. It is used in low-power electronics, wireless communication systems, laser specifications, and medical device power ratings.

Worked examples

1 megawatt = 1.000000e+09 milliwatt

1 milliwatt = 0.001 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.