Watt, Kilowatt, Megawatt

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Watt, Kilowatt, Megawatt

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A watt is a unit of measure that tells the rate at which energy is produced or consumed. A kilowatt is a thousand watts. A megawatt is a million watts. One watt is one joule per second. 745.7 watts is one horsepower.
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