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 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 megawatt = 1,000,000 watt

1 watt = 1 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.