A megawatt (MW) is a unit of electric capacity or electric load. A MW is equal to 1,000 kilowatts (kW). Generators depending on size have rated capacities reported as MW, kW or watts. The load of electric equipment such as light bulbs, homes, businesses and industries are rated in kW or watts. The capacity of all the operating electric generators must match the required load at the time. PJM insures that this happens. An average home load is 2 to 4 kW.
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Joule | {{joule}} |
Gigajoule | {{gigajoule}} |
Megajoule | {{megajoule}} |
Kilojoule | {{kilojoule}} |
Millijoule | {{millijoule}} |
Microjoule | {{microjoule}} |
Nanojoule | {{nanojoule}} |
Attojoule | {{attojoule}} |
Megaelectron-volt | {{megaelectronvolt}} |
Kiloelectron-volt | {{kiloelectronvolt}} |
Electron-volt | {{electronvolt}} |
Erg | {{erg}} |
Other Units | |
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Gigawatt-hour | {{gigawatthour}} |
Kilowatt-hour | {{kilowatthour}} |
Kilowatt-second | {{kilowattsec}} |
Watt-hour | {{watthour}} |
Watt-second | {{wattsec}} |
Newton meter | {{newtonmeter}} |
Horsepower hour | {{horsepowerhour}} |
Horsepower (metric) hour | {{horsepowermetrichour}} |
Kilocalorie (IT) | {{kilocalorieit}} |
Kilocalorie (th) | {{kilocalorieth}} |
Calorie (IT) | {{calorieit}} |
Calorie (th) | {{calorieth}} |
Calorie (Nutritional) | {{calorie}} |
Btu (IT) | {{btuit}} |
Btu (th) | {{btuth}} |
Mega Btu (IT) | {{megabtuit}} |
Ton-hour (refrigeration) | {{tonhour}} |
Fuel oil equivalent | {{fueloilequivalent}} |
Gigaton | {{gigaton}} |
Megaton | {{megaton}} |
Kiloton | {{kiloton}} |
Ton | {{ton}} |
Dyne centimeter | {{dyne}} |
Gram-force meter | {{gramforcemeter}} |
Gram-force centimeter | {{gramforcecentimeter}} |
Kilogram-force centimeter | {{kilogramforcecentimeter}} |
Kilogram-force meter | {{kilogramforcemeter}} |
Kilopond meter | {{kilopondmeter}} |
Pound-force foot | {{poundforcefoot}} |
Pound-force inch | {{poundforceinch}} |
Ound-force inch | {{oundforceinch}} |
Foot-pound | {{footpound}} |
Inch-pound | {{inchpound}} |
Inch-ound | {{inchound}} |
Poundal foot | {{poundalfoot}} |
Therm | {{therm}} |
Therm (EC) | {{thermec}} |
Therm (US) | {{thermus}} |
Hartree energy | {{hartree}} |
Rydberg constant | {{rydberg}} |