Megawatts (MW) to Metric horsepower (PS) Conversion
Megawatts
The megawatt (MW) is a unit of power equal to exactly 1,000,000 watts (1,000 kW), the standard scale for power plant output and large industrial consumers. A large wind turbine generates 2–15 MW; a typical nuclear reactor unit produces 1,000–1,600 MW (1–1.6 GW); a small hydroelectric dam might produce 10–100 MW. Data centres for large cloud providers can consume 100–500 MW of continuous power.
Metric horsepower
Metric horsepower (PS, from German Pferdestärke; CV in French, Spanish, and Portuguese) is a unit of power equal to exactly 735.49875 watts — approximately 1.4% less than the US mechanical horsepower (745.7 W). It is the standard for vehicle engine power ratings in continental Europe, and appears in EU type approval certificates. A car rated at 200 PS produces 147.1 kW, while a car rated at 200 US hp produces 149.1 kW — a distinction that matters in precise international performance comparisons.
| Megawatts (MW) | Metric horsepower (PS) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 MW | 135.96216173039 PS |
| 1 MW | 1359.6216173039 PS |
| 2 MW | 2719.2432346078 PS |
| 3 MW | 4078.8648519117 PS |
| 5 MW | 6798.1080865195 PS |
| 10 MW | 13596.216173039 PS |
| 20 MW | 27192.432346078 PS |
| 30 MW | 40788.648519117 PS |
| 50 MW | 67981.080865195 PS |
| 100 MW | 135962.16173039 PS |
| 1000 MW | 1359621.6173039 PS |