Convert Watts to Megawatts
1 watt is 0.000001 MW. One watt is exactly 0.000001 megawatts.
One watt is 1.0000 × 10^-6 megawatts. To convert watts to megawatts, multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6; to go the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6 or multiply by 1000000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The SI unit: one joule every second.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Watts × 1.0000 × 10^-6
value * 0.0000010 MW
1 watt in every power unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| horsepower | 0.00134102209 hp | × 0.0013410220896 |
| metric horsepower | 0.001359621617 PS | × 0.0013596216173 |
| watts (as entered) | 1 W | — |
| kilowatts | 0.001 kW | × 0.001 |
| megawatts | 0.000001 MW | × 0.000001 |
| BTU per hour | 3.412141633 BTU/h | × 3.41214163313 |
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 watts to megawatts?
- 1.Take the measurement in watts.
- 2.Multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6 — that is how many megawatts fit in one watt.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000.
Worked example: 25 watts to megawatts
- Formula
- W × 1.0000 × 10^-6 = MW
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1.0000 × 10^-6 = 0.000025 MW
- Answer
- 25 W = 0.000025 MW
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Watts to megawatts conversion table
| Watts | Megawatts |
|---|---|
| 1 W | 0.000001 MW |
| 2 W | 0.000002 MW |
| 3 W | 0.000003 MW |
| 4 W | 0.000004 MW |
| 5 W | 0.000005 MW |
| 6 W | 0.000006 MW |
| 7 W | 0.000007 MW |
| 8 W | 0.000008 MW |
| 9 W | 0.000009 MW |
| 10 W | 0.00001 MW |
| 12 W | 0.000012 MW |
| 15 W | 0.000015 MW |
| 20 W | 0.00002 MW |
| 25 W | 0.000025 MW |
| 50 W | 0.00005 MW |
| 100 W | 0.0001 MW |
| 200 W | 0.0002 MW |
| 300 W | 0.0003 MW |
| 500 W | 0.0005 MW |
| 1000 W | 0.001 MW |
| 2000 W | 0.002 MW |
| 5000 W | 0.005 MW |
| 10000 W | 0.01 MW |
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.
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.
How many megawatts are in a watt?
One watt is 1.0000 × 10^-6 megawatts. Going the other way, one megawatt is 1000000 watts. 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 megawatts are in a watt?
- 1.0000 × 10^-6. A million watts. Generating plant and grid capacity are quoted in it: one megawatt runs roughly 750 homes in the US at average draw.
- How do I convert megawatts back to watts?
- Divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000 — they are the same operation.
Other power conversions
Megawatts to watts — the same conversion the other way.