gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce gigawatt (audio) ˈgi- How to pronounce gigawatt (audio)
: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

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Meta said its goal is to add between 1 to 4 gigawatts of nuclear power in the U.S. beginning in the early 2030s. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 The company put out a request for proposals Tuesday for nuclear energy developers in the U.S. that can provide one to four gigawatts of new nuclear generation capacity starting in the early 2030s. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024 As a result, there’s an enormous backlog of 2,600 gigawatts worth of new energy generation and storage projects awaiting interconnection. Justine Calma, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024 Cells that were less than 2.5 gigawatts were exempt. Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gigawatt 

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First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gigawatt was circa 1962

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“Gigawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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