Power Converter
Compare watts, kilowatts, horsepower, and BTU per hour for appliances, motors, generators, and HVAC systems.
Results update as you type, and you can swap the source and target units at any time.
Quick Starts
Common Conversions
1 kW = 1.341022089595 hp (mech)
Kilowatt to Mechanical Horsepower
1 hp (mech) = 745.69987158227 W
Mechanical Horsepower to Watt
1000 W = 1 kW
Watt to Kilowatt
1 MW = 1000 kW
Megawatt to Kilowatt
12000 BTU/h = 3.516852842067 kW
BTU per Hour to Kilowatt
1 hp (metric) = 0.73549875 kW
Metric Horsepower to Kilowatt
Units In This Converter
W
Watt
kW
Kilowatt
MW
Megawatt
GW
Gigawatt
hp (mech)
Mechanical Horsepower
hp (metric)
Metric Horsepower
BTU/h
BTU per Hour
ft·lbf/s
Foot-pound per Second
Using This Tool
This converter helps compare power ratings for appliances, motors, generators, and HVAC systems using watts, kilowatts, horsepower, and BTU per hour.
Mechanical horsepower and metric horsepower are different units, so choose the correct horsepower definition for the value you are converting.
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FAQ
One mechanical horsepower is about 745.6998716 watts.
12,000 BTU per hour is about 3.516852842 kilowatts.