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

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The goal is to deploy 10 gigawatts per year from its manufacturing hubs in Fremont, California, and Newark, Delaware. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 According to the company, which was founded in 2006 by Alexis Gaveau and Bernard Prouvost, the improvement might seem small on paper but can lead to significant energy gains across gigawatt-scale installations. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 That deal is meant to add 10 gigawatts of capacity. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Earlier on Monday, the Minister for Human Resources Development of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh, put the 1-gigawatt project at $10 billion. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigawatt

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 Oct. 2025.

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