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How many gigawatt in 1 horsepower [electric]? The answer is 7.46E-7. We assume you are converting between gigawatt and horsepower [electric]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: gigawatt or horsepower [electric] The SI derived unit for power is the watt. 1 watt is equal to 1.0E-9 gigawatt, or 0.0013404825737265 horsepower [electric]. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between gigawatts and horsepower. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 1340482.57373 horsepower [electric]
2 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 2680965.14745 horsepower [electric]
3 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 4021447.72118 horsepower [electric]
4 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 5361930.29491 horsepower [electric]
5 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 6702412.86863 horsepower [electric]
6 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 8042895.44236 horsepower [electric]
7 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 9383378.01609 horsepower [electric]
8 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 10723860.58981 horsepower [electric]
9 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 12064343.16354 horsepower [electric]
10 gigawatt to horsepower [electric] = 13404825.73727 horsepower [electric]
You can do the reverse unit conversion from horsepower [electric] to gigawatt, or enter any two units below:
The SI prefix "giga" represents a factor of 109, or in exponential notation, 1E9.
So 1 gigawatt = 109 watts.
The definition of a watt is as follows:
The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit for power. It is equivalent to one joule per second (1 J/s), or in electrical units, one volt ampere (1 V·A).
The electrical horsepower is used by the electrical industry for electrical machines and is defined to be exactly 746 W (at 100% efficiency).
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