Kilowatt to Watt

1 kW = 1,000 W

Value

From

Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 kW equals

1,000W

All 14 units

WattW
1,000
KilowattkW
1
MegawattMW
0.001
GigawattGW
0.000001
MilliwattmW
1,000,000
Horsepower (mechanical)hp
550 ft·lbf/s
1.34102209
Horsepower (metric)PS
75 kgf·m/s
1.359621617
Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
1.340482574
Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
0.101941995
BTU per hourBTU/h
3,412.141633
Ton of refrigerationRT
12 000 BTU/h
0.2843451361
Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
737.5621493
Calorie per secondcal/s
239.0057361
Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
860.4206501

Kilowatt to Watt table

Common Kilowatt values converted to Watt
Kilowatt (kW)	Watt (W)
1	1,000
2	2,000
5	5,000
10	10,000
20	20,000
50	50,000
100	100,000
250	250,000
500	500,000
1,000	1,000,000

How the conversion works

Multiply the kilowatt figure by 1,000 to get watt. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for power, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 W = 0.001 kW — see watt to kilowatt.

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