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megawatt

Definition

Dimension: Power
Symbols: MW
System: SI
Base factor: ×1000000
Exactness: exact

Follows from an SI or definitional identity — no material assumption.

Also known as

megawattsmw

Sources

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Dept. of Commerce

Common conversions

for 1 MW

watt	1,000,000	W	exact
kilowatt	1,000	kW	exact
gigawatt	0.001	GW	exact

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kW vs kWh kW is power (a rate); kWh is energy (a rate over time). You cannot convert one to the other without a duration.