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Over the last six years, Maryland has lost 6,000 megawatts of energy generation through the closure of fossil fuel power plants, not including the pending closures of Brandon Shores and H.A. Wagner power plants.
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Jesse Pippy, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the grants Coalfield Development Corp. won—worth around $130 million—would have created 1,000 new jobs by training unemployed coal workers to become solar installers and then to install 250 megawatts of solar on closed coal mines, says Hannah.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: More nuclear generation could come either through large projects or small modular reactors that can generate up to 300 megawatts.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Tim Curtis, senior partner at WME, estimates that this year’s Super Bowl ads will feature between 80 and 100 celebrities, from megawatt stars to comedians to digital creators.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Pippy, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the grants Coalfield Development Corp. won—worth around $130 million—would have created 1,000 new jobs by training unemployed coal workers to become solar installers and then to install 250 megawatts of solar on closed coal mines, says Hannah.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: More nuclear generation could come either through large projects or small modular reactors that can generate up to 300 megawatts.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Tim Curtis, senior partner at WME, estimates that this year’s Super Bowl ads will feature between 80 and 100 celebrities, from megawatt stars to comedians to digital creators.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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