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 firm had estimated Meta would spend roughly $45 billion per gigawatt of computing capacity, but now believes that figure could be closer to $22 billion. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026

The company said the four-stage Sirius prototype delivered 60 gigawatts of power to a resistive load in a 100-nanosecond pulse while reaching 95% energy efficiency. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

The chip is code-named Iris and will begin production in September as part of an ambitious push to double Meta’s AI computing capacity to 14 gigawatts by 2027. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026

As of May, there were more than 12 gigawatts of very large energy-using loads, including data centers, in line to connect to the state's grid, according to a recent report by the New York independent grid operator. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigawatt

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