gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce gigawatt (audio) ˈgi- How to pronounce gigawatt (audio)
: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

Examples of gigawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wood Mackenzie expects the solar industry will add another 40 gigawatts in 2024. William Gavin, Quartz, 6 June 2024 The total power capacity of the solar operations tracked in the data set represents over 60 gigawatts of electric power capacity. P.j. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024 Since 2020, developers have announced more than 150 new hydrogen production projects, now exceeding 250 gigawatts of new power production (roughly ten times all renewable power added by China last year and three times the renewable power additions for the whole world). S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2022 Last year, China made historic increases in installations of solar, wind, and other renewable energy, including adding 216 gigawatts of solar capacity – more than what exists in the United States. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gigawatt 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gigawatt was circa 1962

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“Gigawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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