Power
500 megawatts
- Power
- MW
- SI
500 megawatts is a measurement of power. That is 500,000,000 watts, or 500,000 kilowatts. Below it is converted into all 8 units Nerdulator knows for power.
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milliwatts500,000,000,000 mW
gigawatts0.5 GW
metric horsepower679,810.80865195 PS
BTU per hour1,706,070,816.56398 BTU/h
About this quantity
CategoryPower
Unitmegawatt (MW)
SystemSI
In watts (the base unit)500,000,000 W
Definition1 megawatt = 1,000,000 wattexact by definition
Double1,000 megawatts
Half250 megawatts
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