The watt is a unit of work derived from the rate of energy conversion, or joules per second, with a megawatt equal to one million watts. A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the amount of energy required to heat 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. It is most commonly used to describe the energy content of fuels, such as natural gas. A BTU is actually a unit of work per hour so it should be properly referred to as BTU/h.
Instructions
-
-
1
Take a measurement or calculate a reading for megawatts.
-
2
Multiply 3,412141.15649 by the number of megawatts to convert to BTU.
-
-
3
Visit an online conversion site, such as convert-to.com, and type in the number of megawatts for instant conversion.
