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This calls for many megawatts of power, which is not commonly available at all locations.
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Reopening of the Unit 1 reactor will add 3,400 direct and indirect jobs and add more than 800 megawatts of electricity to the grid, according to Constellation.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Dairyland plans to procure 1,080 megawatts of renewable energy through eight wind and solar power purchase agreements, four solar installations, and four wind power installations across rural portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The agreement would let Microsoft purchase the entirety of the plant's roughly 835 megawatts of energy generation—enough to power approximately 800,000 homes—for a span of 20 years starting in 2028, pending regulatory approval.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Reopening of the Unit 1 reactor will add 3,400 direct and indirect jobs and add more than 800 megawatts of electricity to the grid, according to Constellation.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Dairyland plans to procure 1,080 megawatts of renewable energy through eight wind and solar power purchase agreements, four solar installations, and four wind power installations across rural portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The agreement would let Microsoft purchase the entirety of the plant's roughly 835 megawatts of energy generation—enough to power approximately 800,000 homes—for a span of 20 years starting in 2028, pending regulatory approval.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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