Watts to Kilowatts - Convert w to kw

Watts (w) Conversion

A watt is an SI derived unit of power, used in electricity and mechanics, and is defined as one joule of work per second (unit of time). Referring to electricity, it is the power produced by a current of one ampere flowing through an electric potential of one volt. The unit is named after the Scottish inventor James Watt.

Kilowatts (kw) Conversion

A kilowatt is a common unit of electrical power in the metric system corresponding to exactly 1000 watts, about 1.341022 horsepower, or 737.562 foot-pounds per second.