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Megawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours conversion

Megawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours conversion table

Megawatt-hours (MWh)Milliwatt-hours (mWh)
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11000000000
22000000000
33000000000
44000000000
55000000000
66000000000
77000000000
88000000000
99000000000
1010000000000
2020000000000
3030000000000
4040000000000
5050000000000
6060000000000
7070000000000
8080000000000
9090000000000
100100000000000
10001000000000000

How to convert megawatt-hours to milliwatt-hours?

Sure, let's start by understanding the units involved in the conversion.

1 Megawatt (MW) is equal to 1,000,000 (1 million) Watts (W), and 1 Watt is equal to 1,000 Milliwatts (mW). Therefore:

1 Megawatt (MW) = 1,000,000 Watts (W) 1 Watt (W) = 1,000 Milliwatts (mW)

A Megawatt-hour (MWh) is a unit of energy representing the amount of work done by a constant power of one Megawatt operating for one hour.

To convert Megawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours, we need to follow these steps:

  1. Convert Megawatts to Watts: 1 Megawatt = 1,000,000 Watts
  2. Convert Watts to Milliwatts: 1 Megawatt = 1,000,000 x 1,000 = 1,000,000,000 Milliwatts
  3. Since we are dealing with energy over time, and 1 Megawatt-hour is already considering the "hour" part, the conversion directly applies.

Thus, 1 Megawatt-hour (MWh) = 1,000,000,000 Milliwatt-hours (mWh).

Real-World Examples:

  1. 1 Megawatt-hour (MWh)

    • This is enough energy to power an average American home for roughly one month. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average household in the U.S. uses about 877 kWh per month.

  2. 10 Megawatt-hours (MWh)

    • This would be enough to power a small data center for just a few hours. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity for their operations, cooling, and backup systems.

  3. 100 Megawatt-hours (MWh)

    • This could power a small industrial plant for a day. Manufacturing and industrial processes often require large amounts of energy, and 100 MWh represents a significant but typical daily energy consumption for such a facility.

  4. 1,000 Megawatt-hours (MWh)

    • Equivalent to 1 Gigawatt-hour (GWh). This is enough to power a medium-sized city for one day. For example, a city with a population of around 100,000 people could consume roughly this amount of electricity per day.

Understanding these quantities helps provide context about the kinds of energy consumption seen in homes, businesses, and municipalities.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Milliwatt-hours to other unit conversions.

What is megawatt-hours?

A Megawatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, MWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter M, metric prefix, for 1,000,000 or 10610^6. Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.

Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor 10610^6 is representing Mega prefix in MWh unit.

1MWh=106∗Pt=106∗IVt=3600∗106∗J=2.247∗1022∗106eV=8.598∗105∗106cal1 MWh = 10^6*Pt = 10^6*IVt = 3600 * 10^6*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^6 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^6 cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours

What is milliwatt-hours?

A Milliwatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, kWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter m, metric prefix, for 0.001 or 10−310^{-3}. Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.

Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor 10−310^{-3} is representing Milli prefix in mWh unit.

1mWh=10−3∗Pt=10−3∗IVt=3600∗10−3∗J=2.247∗1022∗10−3eV=8.598∗105∗10−3cal1 mWh = 10^{-3}*Pt = 10^{-3}*IVt = 3600 * 10^{-3}*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^{-3} eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^{-3} cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours

Complete Megawatt-hours conversion table

Enter # of Megawatt-hours
Convert 1 MWh to other unitsResult
Megawatt-hours to Watt-seconds (MWh to Ws)3600000000
Megawatt-hours to Watt-minutes (MWh to Wm)60000000
Megawatt-hours to Watt-hours (MWh to Wh)1000000
Megawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (MWh to mWh)1000000000
Megawatt-hours to Kilowatt-hours (MWh to kWh)1000
Megawatt-hours to Gigawatt-hours (MWh to GWh)0.001
Megawatt-hours to Joules (MWh to J)3600000000
Megawatt-hours to Kilojoules (MWh to kJ)3600000
Megawatt-hours to Megajoules (MWh to MJ)3600
Megawatt-hours to Gigajoules (MWh to GJ)3.6
Megawatt-hours to calories (MWh to cal)860420650.0956
Megawatt-hours to Kilocalories (MWh to kcal)860420.6500956

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