Power Conversions

Use this easy and mobile-friendly calculator to convert between various units of Power.
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1 Mechanical Horsepowe ≈
745.69987 Watts
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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.
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.

Power Conversion Tables

some results are rounded
1 BTU per Hour
2.9307 x 10-10 gigawatts
0.00039301 horsepower
0.00029307 kilowatts
2.9307 x 10-7 megawatts
0.000083333 tons of refrigeration
0.29307 watts
1 Gigawatt
3.4121 x 109 btus per hour
1,341,000 horsepower
1,000,000 kilowatts
1,000 megawatts
284,350 tons of refrigeration
1 x 109 watts
1 Horsepower
2,544.4 btus per hour
7.4570 x 10-7 gigawatts
0.74570 kilowatts
0.00074570 megawatts
0.21204 tons of refrigeration
745.70 watts
1 Kilowatt
3,412.1 btus per hour
1 x 10-6 gigawatts
1.3410 horsepower
0.001 megawatts
0.28435 tons of refrigeration
1,000 watts
1 Megawatt
3,412,100 btus per hour
0.001 gigawatts
1,341.0 horsepower
1,000 kilowatts
284.35 tons of refrigeration
1,000,000 watts
1 Ton of Refrigeration
12,000 btus per hour
3.5169 x 10-6 gigawatts
4.7162 horsepower
3.5169 kilowatts
0.0035169 megawatts
3,516.9 watts
1 Watt
3.4121 btus per hour
1 x 10-9 gigawatts
0.0013410 horsepower
0.001 kilowatts
1 x 10-6 megawatts
0.00028435 tons of refrigeration