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In 2024, the cost for building a megawatt was nearly $12 million, according to multiple industry sources.
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Laila Kearney, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
At full build-out, the center would consume 600 to 800 megawatts, another Diode representative confirmed at the hearing.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
With this orientation and permanently installed generating capacity, the system is capable of producing up to 170,000 kilowatts, or 170 megawatts, of clean energy per year.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
While access to reliable power remains a challenge, data centers must make every megawatt count.
—Jason Carolan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Laila Kearney, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
At full build-out, the center would consume 600 to 800 megawatts, another Diode representative confirmed at the hearing.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
With this orientation and permanently installed generating capacity, the system is capable of producing up to 170,000 kilowatts, or 170 megawatts, of clean energy per year.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
While access to reliable power remains a challenge, data centers must make every megawatt count.
—Jason Carolan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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