Question

The power output of a typical large power plant is 1000 megawatts (MW). Express this result in W, kW, and GW

Answer 1

1 kilowatt = 1 thousand watts
1 megawatt = 1 million watts = 1,000 kilowatts
1 gigawatt = 1 billion watts = 1,000 megawatts = 1 million kilowatts

1,000 megawatts = 1 gigawatt = 1 million kilowatts = 1 billion watts