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Convert Kilowatts to Watts

1 kilowatt is 1,000 W. One kilowatt is exactly 1000 watts.

One kilowatt is 1000 watts. To convert kilowatts to watts, multiply by 1000; to go the other way, divide by 1000 or multiply by 0.001. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A thousand watts.

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Watts
1,000 W
Kilowatts × 1000
value * 10001,000 W

1 kilowatt in every power unit

UnitValueExact factor
horsepower1.34102209 hp× 1.3410220896
metric horsepower1.359621617 PS× 1.3596216173
watts1,000 W× 1,000
kilowatts (as entered)1 kW
megawatts0.001 MW× 0.001
BTU per hour3,412.141633 BTU/h× 3,412.14163313

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert kilowatts to watts?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in kilowatts.
  2. 2.Multiply by 1000 — that is how many watts fit in one kilowatt.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1000, or multiply by 0.001.

Worked example: 25 kilowatts to watts

Formula
kW × 1000 = W
Arithmetic
25 × 1000 = 25,000 W
Answer
25 kW = 25,000 W

The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.

Kilowatts to watts conversion table

KilowattsWatts
1 kW1,000 W
2 kW2,000 W
3 kW3,000 W
4 kW4,000 W
5 kW5,000 W
6 kW6,000 W
7 kW7,000 W
8 kW8,000 W
9 kW9,000 W
10 kW10,000 W
12 kW12,000 W
15 kW15,000 W
20 kW20,000 W
25 kW25,000 W
50 kW50,000 W
100 kW100,000 W
200 kW200,000 W
300 kW300,000 W
500 kW500,000 W
1000 kW1,000,000 W
2000 kW2,000,000 W
5000 kW5,000,000 W
10000 kW10,000,000 W

What is a kilowatt?

A thousand watts. Electric motors, kettles and EV chargers are rated here, and a kilowatt is close to 1.34 horsepower.

What is a watt?

The SI unit: one joule every second. A watt is a rate, not an amount, which is the distinction between it and the watt-hour on your electricity bill.

How many watts are in a kilowatt?

One kilowatt is 1000 watts, exactly. Going the other way, one watt is 0.001 kilowatts. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every power unit here

UnitSymbolOne of these is
Horsepowerhp745.69987 watt
Metric horsepowerPS735.49875 watt
WattsWthe base unit
KilowattskW1000 watt
MegawattsMW1000000 watt
BTU per hourBTU/h0.29307107 watt

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — mechanical horsepower is 550 ft·lbf/s exactly

Questions people actually ask

How many watts are in a kilowatt?
1000. The SI unit: one joule every second. A watt is a rate, not an amount, which is the distinction between it and the watt-hour on your electricity bill.
How do I convert watts back to kilowatts?
Divide by 1000, or multiply by 0.001 — they are the same operation.

Other power conversions

Watts to kilowatts — the same conversion the other way.