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The megawatt (MW) is equal to one million (106) watts. Many events or machines produce or sustain the conversion of energy on this scale, including large electric motors; large warships such as aircraft carriers, cruisers, and submarines; large server farms or data centers; and some scientific research equipment, such as supercolliders, and the output pulses of very large lasers. A large residential or commercial building may use several megawatts in electric power and heat. On railways, modern high-powered electric locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 MW, although some produce much more. The Eurostar, for example, uses more than 12 MW, while heavy diesel-electric locomotives typically produce/use 3 to 5 MW. U.S. nuclear power plants have net summer capacities between about 500 and 1300 MW.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| megawatt | MW | = 106 W | = 106 W | Metric system SI |
| megawatts | megawatts | megawatts | megawatts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 1 | 6 | = 6 |
| 2 | = 2 | 7 | = 7 |
| 3 | = 3 | 8 | = 8 |
| 4 | = 4 | 9 | = 9 |
| 5 | = 5 | 10 | = 10 |
The megawatt (MW) is equal to one million (106) watts. Many events or machines produce or sustain the conversion of energy on this scale, including large electric motors; large warships such as aircraft carriers, cruisers, and submarines; large server farms or data centers; and some scientific research equipment, such as supercolliders, and the output pulses of very large lasers. A large residential or commercial building may use several megawatts in electric power and heat. On railways, modern high-powered electric locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 MW, although some produce much more. The Eurostar, for example, uses more than 12 MW, while heavy diesel-electric locomotives typically produce/use 3 to 5 MW. U.S. nuclear power plants have net summer capacities between about 500 and 1300 MW.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| megawatt | MW | = 106 W | = 106 W | Metric system SI |
| megawatts | megawatts | megawatts | megawatts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 1 | 6 | = 6 |
| 2 | = 2 | 7 | = 7 |
| 3 | = 3 | 8 | = 8 |
| 4 | = 4 | 9 | = 9 |
| 5 | = 5 | 10 | = 10 |
| megawatts | megawatts |
|---|---|
| 1 | = 1 |
| 1 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | exactly equal |
| ≈ | approximately equal to |
| = | equal to |
| digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |