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At the beginning of November 2024, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Amazon’s request to buy an additional 180 megawatts of power directly from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant for a data center located nearby.
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Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
This means consuming megawatts of power, which demands massive cooling infrastructure.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Moss Landing plant, operated by Vistra Energy, is one of the largest battery storage systems in the world, comprising tens of thousands of lithium batteries, with a total storage capacity of 750 megawatts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The state deployed just 500 megawatts of battery power in 2019, but last year the number jumped to 13,400 megawatts.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
This means consuming megawatts of power, which demands massive cooling infrastructure.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Moss Landing plant, operated by Vistra Energy, is one of the largest battery storage systems in the world, comprising tens of thousands of lithium batteries, with a total storage capacity of 750 megawatts.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
The state deployed just 500 megawatts of battery power in 2019, but last year the number jumped to 13,400 megawatts.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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