Gigawatt conversions

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gigawatt (unit of power), pl. gigawatts, abbr. GW

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About gigawatt

The gigawatt is a unit of power equal to 109 watts (1 GW = 109 W), the derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI).

The gigawatt (GW) is also equal to 1012 milliwatts (mW), or 1015 microwatts (μW), or 1,000,000 kilowatts (kW), or 1,000 megawatts (MW) or 0.001 terawatts (TW).

1 GW = 109 W = 109 J/s = 109 N×m/s = 109 kg×m2/s3

Symbol: GW

Plural: gigawatts

Gigawatt conversions: a list with conversions from gigawatts to other (metric, imperial, or customary) power measurement units is shown below.

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