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Arecibo, before cable breaks destroyed the dish in November 2020, was a telescope with four radio transmitters, the most powerful of which effectively transmitted at 22 terawatts at a frequency of 2,380 megahertz (similar to Wi-Fi).
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2021
By some estimates, persistent winds a half kilometer or more up in the air represent 1800 terawatts of near-nonstop, 100-percent renewable power that’s available day and night and in most weather conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2019
The total amount of power generated continued to climb well after that, reaching a peak of 212 terawatt hours of production by 1980.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The tech sector’s expansion of data centers to support AI and the adoption of electric vehicles is projected to add 290 terawatt hours of electricity demand by the end of the decade in the U.S., according to a recent report by the energy consulting firm Rystad.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 July 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2021
By some estimates, persistent winds a half kilometer or more up in the air represent 1800 terawatts of near-nonstop, 100-percent renewable power that’s available day and night and in most weather conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2019
The total amount of power generated continued to climb well after that, reaching a peak of 212 terawatt hours of production by 1980.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The tech sector’s expansion of data centers to support AI and the adoption of electric vehicles is projected to add 290 terawatt hours of electricity demand by the end of the decade in the U.S., according to a recent report by the energy consulting firm Rystad.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 July 2024
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“Terawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terawatt. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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terawatt
noun
tera·watt
ˈter-ə-ˌwät 
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
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