Convert 1,500 Watts to Kilowatts
How much power is 1,500 watts? What is 1.5 thousand watts in kilowatts? 1,500 W to kW conversion.
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1,500 Watts =
1.5 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
1,500 watts is equal to exactly 1 and a 1⁄2 kilowatts.
To a Percentage
1,500 watts = 150% of a kilowatt.
Result as a Fraction
1,500 watts
= 3⁄2 kilowatts
= 1 and 1⁄2 kilowatts
In Scientific Notation
1,500 watts
= 1.5 x 103 watts
= 1.5 x 100 kilowatts
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.
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.