Definition of gigawatt
:a unit of power equal to one billion watts
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The 3.6 gigawatts of capacity installed in the south power zone of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is a different matter.
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The 3.6 gigawatts of capacity installed in the south power zone of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is a different matter.
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The 3.6 gigawatts of capacity installed in the south power zone of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is a different matter.
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Olsen Renewables, said Lake Erie has the long-term potential generating capacity of about five gigawatts of electricity.
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Indeed, microgrid capacity is expected to double by 2020, totaling 4.3 gigawatts in microgrid potential, according to GTM Research, an industry analyst.
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Land has been purchased for 4 gigawatts of solar expansion, and FPL is developing another 1,600 megawatts of new solar generating capacity planned after 2018.
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The deals in Indonesia between January 2010 and March 2017 represent 21 coal power projects with a combined capacity of 13.1 gigawatts.
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But hot on Elon Musk's heels are several Chinese who plan to provide almost 3.5 times more gigawatt-hours of battery cells a year than the Gigafactory by 2021, according to Bloomberg.
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First Known Use of gigawatt
circa 1962
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