Convert 500 Megawatts to Watts
How much power is 500 megawatts? What is 500 megawatts in watts? 500 MW to W conversion.
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500 Megawatts =
500,000,000 Watts
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Result in Plain English
500 megawatts is equal to exactly 500 million watts.
In Scientific Notation
500 megawatts
= 5 x 102 megawatts
= 5 x 108 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.