How to Convert Kilowatts to Megawatts

A watt is the standard unit for measuring electrical power. A kilowatt is one thousand watts, while a megawatt equals one million watts or one thousand kilowatts. Converting between kilowatts and megawatts may be necessary for the sake of simplification when the number of kilowatts becomes too large.

Instructions

    • 1

      Establish the number of kilowatts you wish to convert to megawatts.

    • 2

      Divide the number of kilowatts by 1,000 to determine the equivalent number of megawatts.

      Example: 757 (kW) ÷ 1,000 = 0.757 (MW)

    • 3

      Check your work by moving your answer's decimal point over three places to the right. If you arrive at your original number of kilowatts, then you have done your work properly.

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