Convert Megawatts to BTU per hour
1 megawatt is 3,412,141.63313 BTU/h. One megawatt is exactly 3412141.63313 BTU per hour.
One megawatt is 3.4121 × 10^+6 BTU per hour. To convert megawatts to BTU per hour, multiply by 3.4121 × 10^+6; to go the other way, divide by 3.4121 × 10^+6 or multiply by 2.9307 × 10^-7. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A million watts.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Megawatts × 3.4121 × 10^+6
value * 3412141.633133,412,141.633 BTU/h
1 megawatt in every power unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| horsepower | 1,341.02209 hp | × 1,341.0220896 |
| metric horsepower | 1,359.621617 PS | × 1,359.6216173 |
| watts | 1,000,000 W | × 1,000,000 |
| kilowatts | 1,000 kW | × 1,000 |
| megawatts (as entered) | 1 MW | — |
| BTU per hour | 3,412,141.633 BTU/h | × 3,412,141.63313 |
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 megawatts to BTU per hour?
- 1.Take the measurement in megawatts.
- 2.Multiply by 3.4121 × 10^+6 — that is how many BTU per hour fit in one megawatt.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 3.4121 × 10^+6, or multiply by 2.9307 × 10^-7.
Worked example: 25 megawatts to BTU per hour
- Formula
- MW × 3.4121 × 10^+6 = BTU/h
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 3.4121 × 10^+6 = 85,303,540.82825 BTU/h
- Answer
- 25 MW = 85,303,540.82825 BTU/h
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Megawatts to BTU per hour conversion table
| Megawatts | BTU per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 MW | 3,412,141.63313 BTU/h |
| 2 MW | 6,824,283.26626 BTU/h |
| 3 MW | 10,236,424.89939 BTU/h |
| 4 MW | 13,648,566.53252 BTU/h |
| 5 MW | 17,060,708.16565 BTU/h |
| 6 MW | 20,472,849.79878 BTU/h |
| 7 MW | 23,884,991.43191 BTU/h |
| 8 MW | 27,297,133.06504 BTU/h |
| 9 MW | 30,709,274.69817 BTU/h |
| 10 MW | 34,121,416.3313 BTU/h |
| 12 MW | 40,945,699.59756 BTU/h |
| 15 MW | 51,182,124.49695 BTU/h |
| 20 MW | 68,242,832.6626 BTU/h |
| 25 MW | 85,303,540.82825 BTU/h |
| 50 MW | 170,607,081.6565 BTU/h |
| 100 MW | 341,214,163.313 BTU/h |
| 200 MW | 682,428,326.626 BTU/h |
| 300 MW | 1,023,642,489.939 BTU/h |
| 500 MW | 1,706,070,816.565 BTU/h |
| 1000 MW | 3,412,141,633.13 BTU/h |
| 2000 MW | 6,824,283,266.26 BTU/h |
| 5000 MW | 17,060,708,165.65 BTU/h |
| 10000 MW | 34,121,416,331.3 BTU/h |
What is a megawatt?
A million watts. Generating plant and grid capacity are quoted in it: one megawatt runs roughly 750 homes in the US at average draw.
What is a BTU per hour?
The rate US heating and air conditioning is sold in. A 12,000 BTU/h unit is one "ton" of cooling and about 3.5 kilowatts of heat moved.
How many BTU per hour are in a megawatt?
One megawatt is 3.4121 × 10^+6 BTU per hour. Going the other way, one BTU per hour is 2.9307 × 10^-7 megawatts. 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
| Unit | Symbol | One of these is |
|---|---|---|
| Horsepower | hp | 745.69987 watt |
| Metric horsepower | PS | 735.49875 watt |
| Watts | W | the base unit |
| Kilowatts | kW | 1000 watt |
| Megawatts | MW | 1000000 watt |
| BTU per hour | BTU/h | 0.29307107 watt |
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — mechanical horsepower is 550 ft·lbf/s exactly
Questions people actually ask
- How many BTU per hour are in a megawatt?
- 3.4121 × 10^+6. The rate US heating and air conditioning is sold in. A 12,000 BTU/h unit is one "ton" of cooling and about 3.5 kilowatts of heat moved.
- How do I convert BTU per hour back to megawatts?
- Divide by 3.4121 × 10^+6, or multiply by 2.9307 × 10^-7 — they are the same operation.
Other power conversions
BTU per hour to megawatts — the same conversion the other way.