gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät  ˈgi- 

: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

Examples of gigawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Ohio is home to several large data center projects, including a massive 10-gigawatt campus in Pike County that could cost more than $500 billion, as CNBC previously reported. — Ashley Capoot,garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

If approved, the deal would create the world’s largest regulated utility company, with more than 10 million customers and 110 gigawatts of electric generation. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

The existing grid could absorb roughly 100 gigawatts of new load that way, without major new power plant investment. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigawatt

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