Megawatts (MW) - Power / Electricity Conversions
A megawatt is a unit of power in the International System of Units (SI). The symbol for megawatt is MW.
The base unit for a megawatt is watt and the prefix is mega. The prefix mega is derived from the Greek megas meaning great and is symbolized as M. Mega denotes a factor of a million (106) which means that there are 1,000,000 watts in a megawatt.
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Unit Summary
The following tables provides a summary of the Power or Electricity units within their respective measurement systems.
Electric Current Units
| Unit | Symbol | Measurement System |
|---|---|---|
| milliamperes ("milliamps") | mA | International System of Units (SI) |
| amperes ("amps") | A | International System of Units (SI) |
Electric Potential Units
| Unit | Symbol | Measurement System |
|---|---|---|
| nanovolts | nV | International System of Units (SI) |
| millivolts | mV | International System of Units (SI) |
| volts | V | International System of Units (SI) |
| kilovolts | kV | International System of Units (SI) |
Power Units
| Unit | Symbol | Measurement System |
|---|---|---|
| nanowatts | nW | International System of Units (SI) |
| microwatts | μW | International System of Units (SI) |
| milliwatts | mW | International System of Units (SI) |
| watts | W | International System of Units (SI) |
| decawatts | daW | International System of Units (SI) |
| hectowatts | hW | International System of Units (SI) |
| kilowatts | kW | International System of Units (SI) |
| megawatts | MW | International System of Units (SI) |
| gigawatts | GW | International System of Units (SI) |
| terawatts | TW | International System of Units (SI) |
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