GIGAWATT to KILOWATT converter

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Units used

FULL UNIT NAME	gigawatt	kilowatt
ABBREVIATION / SYMBOL	GW	kW

How can you convert 1 gigawatt to kilowatts?

How many kilowatts are in one gigawatt? You can find out the answer in one of two ways:

use our calculator above for maximum accuracy or
use the following equation:

1 GW \times \frac{1000000 kW}{1 GW}

There are 1000000 kilowatts in a gigawatt. Thus, we must multiply the number of gigawatts (1) by 1000000 to get kilowatts.

Conversion table between gigawatts and kilowatts near 1 GW:

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