Gigawatt (GW)

A unit of power.

Symbol: GW
System: SI
Category: Power
Exact?: Yes

Also written as: gw, gigawatt

Common conversions from GW

1 GW = 1,000,000,000 W

Gigawatt → Watt

1 GW = 1,000,000 kW

Gigawatt → Kilowatt

1 GW = 1,000 MW

Gigawatt → Megawatt

1 GW = 1,000,000,000,000 mW

Gigawatt → Milliwatt

1 GW = 1,341,022.09 hp

Gigawatt → Horsepower (mechanical)

1 GW = 1,359,621.62 PS

Gigawatt → Horsepower (metric)

1 GW = 3,412,141,633.15 BTU/h

Gigawatt → BTU per hour

1 GW = 737,562,149.28 ft·lb/s

Gigawatt → Foot-pound per second

1 GW = 284,345.14 TR

Gigawatt → Ton of refrigeration