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 agreement gives Anthropic access to as many 1 million Google TPUs, and is expected to bring well over a gigawatt of new AI compute capacity online in 2026. Kif Leswing,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025 The production target is four gigawatts annually by 2030. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025 The company is adding 13 gigawatts (GW) of capacity over the next five years, with a total cost between $95 billion to $105 billion, CEO Harry Sideris announced during a November earnings call. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025 Power demand from data centers alone is projected to reach 106 gigawatts in the next decade, according to a report from research firm BloombergNEF. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigawatt

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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 14 Dec. 2025.

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