Convert 15,000 Watts to Horsepower

How much power is 15,000 watts? What is 15 thousand watts in horsepower? 15,000 W to HP conversion.
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15,000 Watts ≈
20.115331 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
15 thousand watts is equal to about 20.1 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
15,000 watts
= 1.5 x 104 watts
≈ 2.01153 x 101 horsepower
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.
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 to Horsepower Conversions
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W HP
15,000 20.115
15,010 20.129
15,020 20.142
15,030 20.156
15,040 20.169
15,050 20.182
15,060 20.196
15,070 20.209
15,080 20.223
15,090 20.236
15,100 20.249
15,110 20.263
15,120 20.276
15,130 20.290
15,140 20.303
15,150 20.316
15,160 20.330
15,170 20.343
15,180 20.357
15,190 20.370
15,200 20.384
15,210 20.397
15,220 20.410
15,230 20.424
15,240 20.437
15,250 20.451
15,260 20.464
15,270 20.477
15,280 20.491
15,290 20.504
15,300 20.518
15,310 20.531
15,320 20.544
15,330 20.558
W HP
15,340 20.571
15,350 20.585
15,360 20.598
15,370 20.612
15,380 20.625
15,390 20.638
15,400 20.652
15,410 20.665
15,420 20.679
15,430 20.692
15,440 20.705
15,450 20.719
15,460 20.732
15,470 20.746
15,480 20.759
15,490 20.772
15,500 20.786
15,510 20.799
15,520 20.813
15,530 20.826
15,540 20.839
15,550 20.853
15,560 20.866
15,570 20.880
15,580 20.893
15,590 20.907
15,600 20.920
15,610 20.933
15,620 20.947
15,630 20.960
15,640 20.974
15,650 20.987
15,660 21.000
15,670 21.014
W HP
15,680 21.027
15,690 21.041
15,700 21.054
15,710 21.067
15,720 21.081
15,730 21.094
15,740 21.108
15,750 21.121
15,760 21.135
15,770 21.148
15,780 21.161
15,790 21.175
15,800 21.188
15,810 21.202
15,820 21.215
15,830 21.228
15,840 21.242
15,850 21.255
15,860 21.269
15,870 21.282
15,880 21.295
15,890 21.309
15,900 21.322
15,910 21.336
15,920 21.349
15,930 21.362
15,940 21.376
15,950 21.389
15,960 21.403
15,970 21.416
15,980 21.430
15,990 21.443