Watts to Kilowatts Calculator
Convert watts to kilowatts (and back) — plus megawatts and horsepower — in one step. Watts and kilowatts are both units of power; a kilowatt is simply 1,000 watts. Enter a value in any unit to see the rest.
1 kW = 1,000 W · 1 MW = 1,000,000 W · 1 hp ≈ 746 W. These are power units. For energy over time (kWh), use the watts-to-kWh converter below.
Kilowatts
1.5 kW
- Watts
- 1,500 W
- Kilowatts
- 1.5 kW
- Megawatts
- 0.0015 MW
- Horsepower
- 2.012 hp
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