Convert Gigawatts to Horsepower
How many horsepower are in a gigawatt? Easy GW to HP conversion.From
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1 Gigawatt ≈
1,341,022.1 Mechanical Horsepower
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Gigawatts
A gigawatt is 1 billion watts. The total electricty generating capacity of the United States is about 1,100 gigawatts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.