Convert Gigawatts to Megawatts
How many megawatts are in a gigawatt? Easy GW to MW conversion.From
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1 Gigawatt =
1,000 Megawatts
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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.
Megawatts
A megawatt is 1 million watts. Modern locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 megawatts.