Convert 0.5 Megawatts to Kilowatts
How much power is 0.5 megawatts? What is 1⁄2 of a megawatt in kilowatts? 0.5 MW to kW conversion.
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0.5 Megawatts =
500 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
0.5 megawatts is equal to exactly 500 kilowatts.
From a Percentage
50% of a megawatt = 500 kilowatts.
In Scientific Notation
0.5 megawatts
= 5 x 10-1 megawatts
= 5 x 102 kilowatts
Megawatts
A megawatt is 1 million watts. Modern locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 megawatts.
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.