Convert 1,200 Megawatts to Watts
How much power is 1,200 megawatts? What is 1.2 thousand megawatts in watts? 1,200 MW to W conversion.
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1,200 Megawatts =
1,200,000,000 Watts
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1,200 megawatts is equal to exactly 1.2 billion watts.
In Scientific Notation
1,200 megawatts
= 1.2 x 103 megawatts
= 1.2 x 109 watts
Megawatts
A megawatt is 1 million watts. Modern locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 megawatts.
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.