gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät  ˈgi- 

: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

Examples of gigawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The storm was less severe, but a key to that success was Texas’s investment in battery storage, which freed up three gigawatts of gas capacity and delivered $750 million in savings. — Vimal Kapur, Fortune, 23 June 2026

America's electricity grid is at a crossroads, with independent power producers actively expanding generation in response to market signals, exemplified by hundreds of gigawatts proposed in PJM. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Its strategy calls for the state to develop 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045, enough to power roughly 25 million homes and provide about 13% of the state’s electricity supply. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

The next generation of data centers will require ever more constant large-scale power measured in gigawatts, not megawatts. — Brigitte Bren, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigawatt

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